On the stock market since 1990, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 95 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (3% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The gap is $1.2M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 94% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
It pays out $0.04 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The stock sits at $0.19. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew only 3% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The company’s market value is 130 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, SPCO sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: SPCO is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.