Provides Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) for secure access to external applications and the internet. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Average growth of 32% a year over the last 4 years. 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.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 55% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 32% a year on average.
The company sells $3.4B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
A loss of $63.2M against $3.4B in annual sales.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 47 sells against just 10 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, ZS sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: ZS has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (27/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.