Operates as an externally managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). Trades common stock (NXDT) and preferred shares (NXDT-PA) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
An average decline of 23% a year over the last 3 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
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.
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.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
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 69% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $92.0M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
It pays out $0.60 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $125.1M against $92.0M in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.