On the stock market since 2015, it operates in the world of media and communication. It has 84 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.
An average decline of 11% 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. For now, time is on the company’s side.
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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 91% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $36.1M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $10.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $8.8M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 10 buys and 6 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $758K against $36.1M in annual sales.
The stock sits at $0.43. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
On our five-subject report card, IDW sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: IDW is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.