On the stock market since 1994, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 299 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
No real growth (4% a year). 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. 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.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
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.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
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.
Sales run at $37.2M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
There is $410.9M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $380.5M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 12 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $918K against $37.2M in annual sales.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 33/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 40/100.
On our five-subject report card, WVVI sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: WVVI is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.