Designs and develops networking products for consumers, businesses, and service providers. Offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi systems for home use. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
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.
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.
Clearly below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 38% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $693.4M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $323.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $272.1M would remain.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
A loss of $32.8M against $693.4M in annual sales.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 7/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 29/100.
On our five-subject report card, NTGR sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NTGR’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.