On the stock market since 2015, it operates in the world of technology. It has 12,000 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. For now, time is on the company’s side.
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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 70% 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 11% a year on average.
The company sells $24.2B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $11.3B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $9.0B would remain.
A loss of $1.4M against $24.2B in annual sales.
This stock swings about 2.5 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
On our five-subject report card, SQ sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: SQ has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.