On the stock market since 2016, it operates in the world of automobiles. It has 1,132 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.
Average growth of 244% 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.
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.
Bets Against the Stock: The number of investors betting on a fall stands out.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 92% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 279% a year on average.
A loss of $464.2M against $519.1M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
This stock swings about 2.2 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
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, LOT sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: LOT has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.