On the stock market since 2001, it operates in the world of health and science. It has 201 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.
An average decline of 33% 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.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
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.
R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 95% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $38.3M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $37.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $36.1M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 68 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $12.6M against $38.3M in annual sales.
The stock sits at $0.70. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
On our five-subject report card, RVP sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: RVP 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.