Yahoo Finance When Will Nanoco Group plc (LON:NANO) Turn A Profit?
Nanoco Group plc's (LON:NANO): Nanoco Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and licensing of cadmium and heavy-metal-free quantum dots (CFQD), and semiconductor nanomaterials for use in various commercial applications. The UK£114m market-cap posted a loss in its most recent financial year of -UK£6.0m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of -UK£4.3m shrinking the gap between loss and breakeven. Many investors are wondering the rate at which NANO will turn a profit, with the big question being “when will the company breakeven?” I’ve put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for NANO, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.
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According to the 4 industry analysts covering NANO, the consensus is breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2020, before generating positive profits of UK£7.3m in 2021. Therefore, NANO is expected to breakeven roughly 2 years from today. What rate will NANO have to grow year-on-year in order to breakeven on this date? Using a line of best fit, I calculated an average annual growth rate of 89%, which is extremely buoyant. Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.
I’m not going to go through company-specific developments for NANO given that this is a high-level summary, however, keep in mind that generally a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.
Before I wrap up, there’s one aspect worth mentioning. NANO has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 4.1% of equity. This means that NANO 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 NANO to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – NANO’s company page on Simply Wall St. I’ve also compiled a list of essential aspects you should further research:
Historical Track Record: What has NANO's performance been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Nanoco Group’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
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