On the stock market since 2013, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 3,500 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.
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.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.
The stock trades 32% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $1.1B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $337M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $87M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 51 buys and 36 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $128M against $1.1B in annual sales.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 4/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 39/100.
On our five-subject report card, KODK sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: KODK 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.