Researches and designs energy management systems. Develops and manufactures LED lighting fixtures. 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.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
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.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 40% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $86.3M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $3.3B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $3.3B would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 14 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $3.2M against $86.3M in annual sales.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 26/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 29/100.
On our five-subject report card, OESX sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: OESX’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.