On the stock market since 2014, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 2,961 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.
Average growth of 13% a year over the last 4 years. 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.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 84% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The average analyst price target is $321 — 20,216% above today’s price.
A loss of $317.6M against $946.0M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 35 sells against just 7 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, TWOU sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: TWOU has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.