On the stock market since 1997, it operates in the world of technology. It has 188 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.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
An average decline of 6% 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.
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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 97% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
It pays out $3.00 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $31.2M against $85.9M 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 11 sells against just 1 buy. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, EMKR sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: EMKR is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.