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The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
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.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 1.5× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 76% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 13% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
The stock trades 37% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Sales run at $127.8M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
A loss of $13.5M against $127.8M 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, DHX sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: DHX is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.