On the stock market since 2019, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 590 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.
Average growth of 19% a year over the last 4 years. 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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 67% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 26% a year on average.
The company sells $550.9M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
A loss of $38.1M against $550.9M in annual sales.
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, FREE sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: FREE has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.