On the stock market since 2020, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 1,623 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.
An average decline of 8% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. 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.
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.
R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 90% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $4.2B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $1.1B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $877.5M would remain.
A loss of $78.7M against $4.2B in annual sales.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.
On our five-subject report card, YSG sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: YSG has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.