On the stock market since 1986, it operates in the world of health and science. It has 501 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
An average decline of 16% a year over the last 4 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. 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.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 70% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
There is $199.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $186.1M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 25 buys and 12 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.60 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $68.7M against $115.0M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 2/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 28/100.
On our five-subject report card, OSUR sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: OSUR is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.