On the stock market since 1980, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 259 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.
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 above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 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 below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Sales run at $84.8M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 9 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.20 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $718K against $84.8M in annual sales.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
On our five-subject report card, SIF sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SIF 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.