On the stock market since 2019, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 14,381 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.
No real growth (-2% a year). 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. For now, time is on the company’s side.
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 79% 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 35% a year on average.
The company sells $6.1B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $3.4B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $2.8B would remain.
A loss of $323.3M against $6.1B in annual sales.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
On our five-subject report card, GOTU sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: GOTU has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.