On the stock market since 1999, it operates in the world of technology. It has 8 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (4% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
If every debt were paid off today, $612K would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
Buys and sells are dead even — no clear signal either way.
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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 89% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
There is $612K in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $612K would remain.
It pays out $0.01 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The stock sits at $0.05. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
Over the last 3 years, sales fell about 9% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, ELST sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: ELST is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.