Develops packet transport network (PTN) solutions for efficient data transmission. Offers packet aggregation network (PAN) products to optimize network traffic. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
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 13% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 56% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $41.1M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $40.0M would remain.
A loss of $8.0M against $9.0M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 6 sells against just 0 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
No score published: this stock trades under $10,000 on a typical day, so the price beside it is not one you could reliably act on.
One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.