On the stock market since 1995, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 82 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.
An average decline of 5% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. 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 100% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $12.9M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $1.2M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $1.2M would remain.
It pays out $22.94 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $680K against $12.9M in annual sales.
The stock sits at $0.0001. 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 1.8 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, STRB sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: STRB is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.