Manages a network of natural and organic retail grocery stores across the U.S. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Average growth of 62% 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.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 95% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 62% a year on average.
Sales run at $78.2M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
A loss of $3.9M against $78.2M in annual sales.
This stock swings about 3.2 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
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, HCWC sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: HCWC is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.