On the stock market since 2000, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 21,122 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 15% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The two sides balance each other out — the picture is neither a safety net nor an alarm.
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.
R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.
The stock trades 17% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 20% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 3 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.78 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.
On our five-subject report card, EMBJ sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: EMBJ 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.