On the stock market since 1992, it operates in the world of health and science. It has 1,157 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.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
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.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Cost Efficiency: As sales grow, profit fails to keep the same pace.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 82% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
There is $187.5M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $149.2M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 69 buys and 13 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $80.4M against $239.4M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 2.3 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, STAA sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: STAA is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.