Yahoo Finance Analysts Expect Breakeven For Challenger Energy Group PLC (LON:CEG) Before Long
Challenger Energy Group PLC (LON:CEG) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Challenger Energy Group PLC engages in the development, production, appraisal, and exploration of oil and gas properties. The company’s loss has recently broadened since it announced a US$14m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$24m, moving it further away from breakeven. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Challenger Energy Group will turn a profit, with the big question being “when will the company breakeven?” In this article, we will touch on the expectations for the company's growth and when analysts expect it to become profitable.
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Expectations from some of the British Oil and Gas analysts is that Challenger Energy Group is on the verge of breakeven. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2022, before turning a profit of US$2.7m in 2023. The company is therefore projected to breakeven just over a year from today. In order to meet this breakeven date, we calculated the rate at which the company must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 122% is expected, which signals high confidence from analysts. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.
We're not going to go through company-specific developments for Challenger Energy Group given that this is a high-level summary, however, take into account that typically an energy business has lumpy cash flows which are contingent on the natural resource and stage at which the company is operating. So, a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.
One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 1.1% of equity. This means that it has predominantly funded its operations from equity capital, and its low debt obligation reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.
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There are too many aspects of Challenger Energy Group to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – Challenger Energy Group's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of key aspects you should look at:
Valuation: What is Challenger Energy Group worth today? Has the future growth potential already been factored into the price? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether Challenger Energy Group is currently mispriced by the market.
Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Challenger Energy Group’s board and the CEO’s background.
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