On the stock market since 2006, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 26,330 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.
No real growth. 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.
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.
Bets Against the Stock: The number of investors betting on a fall stands out.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 75% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $1.0T a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
It pays out $0.31 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $42.7B against $1.0T in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 2.2 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, SSDOY sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: SSDOY has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.