On the stock market since 1999, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 1,501 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
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.
R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.
The stock trades 41% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 20 buys and 19 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.52 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 36 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.
On our five-subject report card, SWBI sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SWBI is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.