On the stock market since 1996, it operates in the world of technology. It has 9,626 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Average growth of 11% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 68% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The net profit margin is 21% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
There is $417.4M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $253.5M would remain.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, NICE sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NICE is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.