On the stock market since 2012, it operates in the world of technology. It has 460 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 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. 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.
Profit per Sale: Right now the product sells for less than it costs to make; every sale deepens the loss.
The stock trades 27% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Nothing in the current numbers stands out as a strong positive. That, by itself, is worth knowing.
A loss of $36.7M against $97.3M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The stock sits at $0.61. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
This stock swings about 2.2 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
On our five-subject report card, IQEPF sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: IQEPF is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.