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Total return (dividends reinvested) vs the market, from quarter-end prices.
Above 0 = ahead of the S&P 500 since the window start; below 0 = behind. Rising means it's pulling ahead.
How far the stock fell below its prior peak. Deeper, longer drawdowns = a rougher ride to the same return.
Quarter-end, dividend-adjusted (total return). Beta & volatility from quarterly returns (annualized). Benchmark is the S&P 500 (SPY total return). Annual returns compound the quarters ending in each calendar year; the first and last years in a window may be partial. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
A reverse discounted cash flow is not shown for a pre-revenue company.
No revenue yet, so every margin and return is undefined. Equity is negative, so debt/equity and ROE invert their signs and read as the opposite of what they mean.
Classified from the filings: no revenue reported.
What the company returns to shareholders — and whether it's covered by cash.
No dividend to cover. Last year: $0 dividends + $0 buybacks = $0 returned on -$368K FCF.
Yields use the latest fiscal-year dividends/buybacks over current market cap. Dividends and buybacks from the SEC cash-flow statement; payout coverage vs net income and free cash flow. Educational — not a recommendation.
How management deployed cash over 10 years — and what it earned on reinvestment.
A reinvestment story — most cash went back into growth rather than to shareholders.
Operating income fell despite reinvestment — a warning on capital productivity. Current ROIC on all capital: -883%. Rough measure (includes maintenance capex).
Cash uses aggregated from the SEC cash-flow statement over 10 fiscal years. "Return on reinvestment" is a rough proxy — operating-income change ÷ cumulative CapEx + M&A — and includes maintenance capex. Educational — not a recommendation.
EOD close · as of 2026-10-13
Is the profit real, and how strong is the balance sheet?
FY2026 · every deduction from revenue to net income
DuPont — the three levers
ROE -883% against ROIC -883% — 0% of the return on equity comes from leverage and buybacks rather than from the operating business.
What the company owes vs. what it holds
This shows debt/cash structure and net leverage. The year-by-year maturity schedule is on the Debt & Leverage tab.
Latest year: profit growth vs revenue growth
Operating leverage needs meaningful revenue change.
Each line as % of revenue — the trend in color
| % of revenue | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of Revenue | — | — | 60.8 | 98.4 | — | — | — | — |
| R&D | — | — | 264.3 | 290.7 | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Income | — | — | -2497.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Income | — | — | -3125.2 | -201.6 | — | — | — | — |
Green = margin-favorable vs the row's own range · red = unfavorable.
The metrics that matter, over time
A 30-second read on ESSI: price, valuation and headline fundamentals from SEC filings. The four questions at the top of the page are where the judgements live.
Leverage ratios is not shown for a pre-revenue company.
No revenue yet, so every margin and return is undefined. Equity is negative, so debt/equity and ROE invert their signs and read as the opposite of what they mean.
Classified from the filings: no revenue reported.
How much the company owes, how it's trended, and how comfortably it's serviced.
Thin coverage — earnings barely cover interest.
Cash vs short-term debt unavailable.
Short-term / long-term split not separately reported.
Debt, cash, interest and equity from the SEC balance sheet & income statement. Effective rate = interest ÷ average debt. Educational — not a recommendation.
EOD close · as of 2026-10-13
How a revenue dollar becomes profit — FY2026
Each value shows its share of revenue below it (common-size).
| Line Item | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $53K 100.0% | $60K 100.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of Revenue | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $52K 98.4% | $36K 60.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Research & Development | $308K | $332K | $405K | $782K | $153K 290.7% | $158K 264.3% | $658K | $670K | $305K | $75K |
| Selling, General & Admin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | $18K | $234K |
| Total Operating Expenses | $958K | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1.2M 2315.7% | $1.6M 2607.7% | $4.2M | $22.7M | $24.8M | $728K |
| Operating Income | -$958K | -$1.0M | -$1.2M | -$1.7M | — | -$1.5M -2497.7% | -$4.2M | -$22.7M | -$24.8M | -$728K |
| Interest Expense | $84K | $39K | $39K | $39K | $244K 463.3% | $242K 405.3% | $587K | $207K | $35K | $28K |
| Other Income (Expense), net | $10.4M | -$77K | -$72K | -$66K | $1.1M 2014.0% | -$369K -617.4% | -$575K | -$202K | -$8.8M | -$182K |
| Pretax Income | — | — | — | — | -$1.2M -2215.7% | -$1.5M -2497.7% | — | — | -$33.6M | -$910K |
| Income Tax Expense | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Net Income | $9.4M | -$1.1M | -$1.2M | -$1.8M | -$106K -201.6% | -$1.9M -3125.2% | -$4.8M | -$22.9M | -$33.6M | -$910K |
| Per Share | ||||||||||
| EPS (Diluted) | $4.37 | -$0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted) | 2.2M | 2.2M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (annual, fiscal year). Quarterly flow items are derived from cumulative filings; balance-sheet figures are as-of each period end. Ratios and margins are computed, not reported.
Ranked against 39 sector peers with collected financials. Valuation from latest close × latest fiscal-year fundamentals; 13F conviction as of 2026-06-30.
Percentile is “goodness” within the peer set (100 = best). For valuation and leverage that means cheaper / less-levered ranks higher.
| Company | Mkt cap ▼ | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/S | Rev gr | Gross | Net | ROE | ROIC | Net D/EBITDA | 13F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS | $115.6B | 65.0× | 11.6× | 0.3× | 7.8% | 45.0% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | -0.9× | 2,009 |
| JD | $36.0B | 29.0× | 9.8× | 0.2× | 17.9% | 16.0% | 1.8% | 10.3% | 9.9% | -10.3× | 425 |
| CPNG | $25.9B | 130.9× | 21.4× | 0.8× | 14.1% | 29.4% | 0.6% | 4.5% | 3.3% | -4.8× | 578 |
| ULTA | $25.5B | 23.1× | 13.7× | 2.1× | 9.7% | 39.1% | 9.3% | 41.1% | 40.3% | -0.2× | 984 |
| CDW | $18.8B | 18.6× | 12.2× | 0.8× | 6.8% | 21.7% | 4.8% | 40.9% | 13.0% | 2.6× | 727 |
| W | $14.4B | — | 50.1× | 1.1× | 5.1% | 30.2% | -2.5% | 11.3% | -63.9% | 5.6× | 454 |
| DKS | $13.5B | 13.7× | 7.7× | 0.8× | 28.1% | 32.9% | 4.9% | 15.3% | 15.3% | -0.9× | 764 |
| FCFS | $9.4B | 29.2× | — | 2.6× | 8.0% | 50.3% | 9.0% | 14.5% | 7.4% | — | 472 |
| CHWY | $8.4B | 40.1× | 19.6× | 0.7× | 6.2% | 29.8% | 1.8% | 44.7% | 44.7% | -2.2× | 509 |
| VIPS | $6.1B | 1.3× | 2.6× | 0.4× | 2.0% | 23.1% | 6.8% | 17.7% | 15.5% | -1.8× | 275 |
| NSIT | $4.9B | 34.2× | 10.2× | 0.6× | -5.2% | 21.4% | 1.9% | 9.5% | 9.5% | -0.8× | 315 |
| SIG | $4.1B | 15.3× | 6.0× | 0.6× | 1.6% | 39.5% | 4.3% | 15.0% | 15.0% | -1.6× | 323 |
| BBWI | $3.8B | 6.1× | 4.9× | 0.5× | -0.2% | 43.7% | 8.9% | -50.7% | 24.9% | 2.1× | 453 |
| ASO | $3.4B | 10.1× | 5.7× | 0.6× | 2.0% | 34.8% | 6.2% | 17.4% | 14.2% | 0.2× | 351 |
| PTRN | $3.1B | — | 65.9× | 1.2× | 39.3% | 43.6% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | -6.8× | 143 |
| GRDN | $2.6B | — | 26.4× | 1.8× | 17.9% | 20.2% | 3.4% | 22.6% | 22.6% | -0.7× | 181 |
| GCT | $2.1B | 16.1× | 11.0× | 1.6× | 11.1% | 23.3% | 10.6% | 28.3% | 28.3% | -2.5× | 213 |
| EZPW | $2.0B | 23.0× | 11.3× | 1.6× | 9.7% | 58.5% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 7.1% | 0.3× | 307 |
| RVLV | $1.5B | 25.1× | 15.8× | 1.3× | 8.5% | 53.5% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | -3.7× | 205 |
| SBH | $1.5B | 8.5× | 5.2× | 0.4× | -0.4% | 51.6% | 5.3% | 24.7% | 11.7% | 1.7× | 237 |
| SVV | $1.4B | 66.8× | 10.1× | 0.8× | 9.2% | — | 1.3% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.1× | 144 |
| SPH | $1.1B | 10.5× | 8.4× | 0.8× | 7.9% | 60.6% | 7.4% | — | — | 4.3× | 146 |
| REAL | $1.1B | — | 105.4× | 1.6× | 15.4% | 74.6% | -6.0% | 10.1% | 10.1% | -16.7× | 245 |
| WINA | $1.1B | 26.4× | 19.2× | 12.4× | 5.9% | 96.4% | 48.4% | -77.6% | -77.6% | -0.2× | 208 |
| WOOF | $679M | 79.0× | 6.0× | 0.1× | -2.5% | 38.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 3.9× | 192 |
| ESSI | $2M | 0.0× | — | — | — | — | — | -883% | -883% | — | — |
Peers = companies sharing ESSI's sector (Retail-Miscellaneous Retail) with collected SEC financials. Multiples use the most recent end-of-day close and latest fiscal-year fundamentals (trailing, not forward). Missing cells mean the peer never reported that line item, has no collected price, or has a non-positive denominator. Not investment advice.
No positive operating income in the last three years, so there is no return on capital to compare against its cost.
| Fiscal year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 39.2% | -2497.7% | -3125.2% |
| FY2021 | 1.6% | -4229.7% | -201.6% |
No material counter-signal in the checked set: ROIC vs WACC spread, 5-year spread history, gross margin trend, operating margin trend, net margin against 3 years ago, revenue growth, ROIC ex-goodwill gap.
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: tax_rate.
Fewer than three profitable years with a cash flow statement, so cash conversion cannot be judged.
No material counter-signal in the checked set: FCF / net income over 3 and 5 years, Sloan accruals, SBC as a share of revenue, SBC as a share of operating cash flow, SBC-adjusted free cash flow, free cash flow per diluted share, buybacks against SBC issued, capex vs depreciation, free cash flow against revenue, share count since the first year on file, cash conversion cycle (DSO, DIO, DPO), receivables growth against revenue growth.
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: 3 years of cash flow.
Leverage is not measurable this way for a pre revenue.
Balance sheet at 2026-01-31. Undrawn revolving credit is not shown: the tag is collected but not yet mapped through to the API.
No revenue yet, so every margin and return is undefined. Equity is negative, so debt/equity and ROE invert their signs and read as the opposite of what they mean.
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: capital adequacy metrics for this archetype.
No positive free cash flow to discount, so the price cannot be expressed as a growth requirement.
No material counter-signal in the checked set: reverse-DCF implied growth, historical FCF CAGR, per-year FCF growth distribution, reporting-basis breaks, discount rate used, free-cash-flow basis (stock comp charged?).
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: free_cash_flow.