On the stock market since 2014, it operates in the world of raw materials. It has 1,700 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. For now, time is on the company’s side.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 22% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $1.2B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $156.7M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $141.8M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 31 buys and 30 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $1.2M against $1.2B in annual sales.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
On our five-subject report card, TMST sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: TMST has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.