On the stock market since 2004, it operates in the world of technology. It has 44 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
An average decline of 5% 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 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: Right now the product sells for less than it costs to make; every sale deepens the loss.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 98% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Sales run at $107.9M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
It pays out $333 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $402.4M against $107.9M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
This stock swings about 2.1 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, NCTY sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NCTY is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.