On the stock market since 1992, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 300 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.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
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.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 13% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The company sells $61.7M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 38 buys and 12 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $13.8M against $61.7M 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.
On our five-subject report card, PESI sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: PESI 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.