On the stock market since 1992, it operates in the world of health and science. It has 90 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Average growth of 16% a year over the last 4 years. 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 above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 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: Right now the product sells for less than it costs to make; every sale deepens the loss.
The stock trades 44% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Sales run at $19.1M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 14 buys and 4 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $5.8M against $19.1M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
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, POCI sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: POCI is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.