On the stock market since 2012, it operates in the world of real estate. It has 7,805 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. 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.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 15% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The company sells $5.7B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
A loss of $128M against $5.7B 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.
The stock trades 15% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, HOUS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: HOUS has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.