Yahoo Finance When Can We Expect A Profit From PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT)?
With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at PTC Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PTCT) future prospects. PTC Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines to patients with rare disorders. The US$3.2b market-cap company announced a latest loss of US$559m on 31 December 2022 for its most recent financial year result. As path to profitability is the topic on PTC Therapeutics' investors mind, we've decided to gauge market sentiment. We've put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for the company, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.
See our latest analysis for PTC Therapeutics
Consensus from 12 of the American Biotechs analysts is that PTC Therapeutics is on the verge of breakeven. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2024, before turning a profit of US$185m in 2025. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately 2 years from now. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2025? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 59% year-on-year, on average, which is extremely buoyant. Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.
Underlying developments driving PTC Therapeutics' growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, however, take into account that typically a biotech has lumpy cash flows which are contingent on the product type and stage of development the company is in. This means, large upcoming growth rates are not abnormal as the company is beginning to reap the benefits of earlier investments.
One thing we would like to bring into light with PTC Therapeutics is it currently has negative equity on its balance sheet. Accounting methods used to deal with losses accumulated over time can cause this to occur. This is because liabilities are carried forward into the future until it cancels. These losses tend to occur only on paper, however, in other cases it can be forewarning.
Next Steps:
This article is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis on PTC Therapeutics, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at PTC Therapeutics' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of relevant factors you should look at:
Valuation: What is PTC Therapeutics 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 PTC Therapeutics 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 PTC Therapeutics’s board and the CEO’s background.
Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
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