Sells new and used recreational boats, including pleasure boats, fishing boats, and yachts. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.5× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 67% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 7% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 12% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 64 buys and 48 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $31.6M against $2.3B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 29/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 43/100.
On our five-subject report card, HZO sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: HZO’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.