On the stock market since 2015, it operates in the world of automobiles. It has 3,500 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.
An average decline of 3% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. 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.
Executive selling isn’t always bad news; people sell for personal reasons too. Still, the thin buying side is worth noting.
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.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 84% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $782.1M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
A loss of $33.1M against $782.1M 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.
On our five-subject report card, HZN sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: HZN has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.