CTAM — Stock Film
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CTAM
A.M. Castle & Co
~4 min film100% real numbers0 jargon
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
A.M. Castle & Co. A quick introduction.

On the stock market since 1980, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 681 employees. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1980
681 employees
$363K market value
Revenue last year:
$0
The loss that same year:
$0
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $1.1.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
83%Metals
Metals 83%Plastics 17%
83% of all revenue comes from a single line: Metals.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

THE SALES TREND
Sales have been shrinking.

An average decline of 9% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$533.2M
2016
$533.2M
2017
$582M
2018
$559.6M
2019
$368.3M
2020
In the vault right now:
$0
DEBT: $255.0M
At this pace, that money lasts less than a year.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Growth has stalled2/10
WORTH WATCHING

Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A long and steep decline.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 100% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 26 buys and 16 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $78.27 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Running at a loss

A loss of $40.7M against $368.3M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Trading under $1

The stock sits at $0.05. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
A wildly swinging price

This stock swings about 1,894.9 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.

FINALE · THE GRADE
D
0 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, CTAM sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”

The takeaway: CTAM is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.

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This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Jul 22, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film