On the stock market since 2004, it operates in the world of consumer spending. It has 19 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
An average decline of 19% 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.
Executive selling isn’t always bad news; people sell for personal reasons too. Still, the thin buying side is worth noting.
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.
Cost Efficiency: As sales grow, profit fails to keep the same pace.
The stock trades 50% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Nothing in the current numbers stands out as a strong positive. That, by itself, is worth knowing.
A loss of $2.3M against $459K 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.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 6 sells against just 0 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, ECXJ sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: ECXJ is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.