On the stock market since 2021, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 560 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.
Average growth of 8% 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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 88% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 9% a year on average.
The company sells $1.8B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
A loss of $23.4M against $1.8B in annual sales.
The stock sits at $0.24. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 2 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, SMLKF sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: SMLKF has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.