Develop optical sensing solutions for contactless touch, touch, and gesture sensing. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
An average decline of 23% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 1.6× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 75% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
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 below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 97% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
There is $25.4M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $25.0M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 8 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The stock sits at $0.83. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 23% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, NEON sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NEON does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.