On the stock market since 1992, it operates in the world of consumer spending. It has 5,046 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.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
Average growth of 6% a year over the last 4 years. 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.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
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.
It pays out $1.76 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $80.7M against $1.5B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
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, JACK sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: JACK has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.