On the stock market since 2001, it operates in the world of automobiles. It has 433 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Average growth of 14% 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.
Buys outnumber sells, but taken together the trades don’t add up to a strong signal of confidence.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Executive Buying: The trades send no strong signal of confidence.
The stock trades 38% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Sales run at $136.7M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
A loss of $10.7M against $136.7M in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.5 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, KFS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: KFS is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.