On the stock market since 1980, it operates in the world of automobiles. It has 195,109 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 11% 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. For now, time is on the company’s side.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 13% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 9% a year on average.
The company sells $21.8T a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 84 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $424B against $21.8T in annual sales.
The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn.
On our five-subject report card, HMC sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: HMC has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.