On the stock market since 2009, it operates in the world of real estate. It has 52 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.
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 looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 26% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $1.5B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 16 buys and 2 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $65.8M against $1.5B in annual sales.
The stock trades 13% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, PEB sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: PEB has solid sales but 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.