Designs, manufactures, and distributes commercial cleaning and maintenance solutions. Offers kitchen appliances under brands like Crock-Pot, Mr. Coffee, and Oster. 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.
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.
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 31% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 12% above today's price.
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.
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.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 78% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
It pays out $0.28 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $285M against $7.2B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
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, NWL sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NWL’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.