Produces small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG). Distributes LNG to various end markets in North America. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 1.4× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 40% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
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.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 52% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 12 buys and 5 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $1.4M against $68.2M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 18/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 23/100.
On our five-subject report card, SLNG sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: SLNG’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.