Provide comprehensive HR solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. Offer payroll and employment administration services. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.3× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 76% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 13% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
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 above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 62% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $6.8B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 52 buys and 16 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $2.40 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $7M against $6.8B in annual sales.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 21/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 28/100.
On our five-subject report card, NSP sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NSP has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.