On the stock market since 2013, it operates in the world of consumer spending. It has 6,500 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.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
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.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
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.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 86% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Sales run at $495.1M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 15 buys and 10 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $48.00 — 219% above today’s price.
A loss of $42.6M against $495.1M in annual sales.
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, NDLS sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NDLS is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (19/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.