On the stock market since 2014, it operates in the world of consumer spending. It has 20,000 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.
Average growth of 88% 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.
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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 91% 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 36% a year on average.
A loss of $1.8B against $5.2B 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.
On our five-subject report card, GRUB sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: GRUB has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.