On the stock market since 2020, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 2,600 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.
Average growth of 76% 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. 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.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
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 55% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 42% a year on average.
The company sells $601.8M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $1.0B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $762.6M would remain.
A loss of $198.2M against $601.8M in annual sales.
This stock swings about 2.6 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 201 sells against just 14 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, RKLB sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: RKLB 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.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (21/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.