On the stock market since 2003, it operates in the world of consumer spending. It has 58 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
An average decline of 100% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
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.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 22% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 9 buys and 4 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $2.5B against $0 in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, CTIB sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: CTIB is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.