On the stock market since 1995, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 248 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 14% 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 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.
The stock trades 60% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $4.7M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $2.2M would remain.
It pays out $2.20 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $2.1M against $64.3M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The stock sits at $0.51. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 2.3 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, LTRE sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: LTRE is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.