Yahoo Finance We're Not Very Worried About Pegasus Heights Berhad's (KLSE:PHB) Cash Burn Rate
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the right price. For example, biotech and mining exploration companies often lose money for years before finding success with a new treatment or mineral discovery. But while history lauds those rare successes, those that fail are often forgotten; who remembers Pets.com?
So should Pegasus Heights Berhad (KLSE:PHB) shareholders be worried about its cash burn? In this article, we define cash burn as its annual (negative) free cash flow, which is the amount of money a company spends each year to fund its growth. First, we'll determine its cash runway by comparing its cash burn with its cash reserves.
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When Might Pegasus Heights Berhad Run Out Of Money?
A company's cash runway is the amount of time it would take to burn through its cash reserves at its current cash burn rate. As at December 2022, Pegasus Heights Berhad had cash of RM12m and such minimal debt that we can ignore it for the purposes of this analysis. Importantly, its cash burn was RM7.2m over the trailing twelve months. So it had a cash runway of approximately 19 months from December 2022. While that cash runway isn't too concerning, sensible holders would be peering into the distance, and considering what happens if the company runs out of cash. Depicted below, you can see how its cash holdings have changed over time.
Is Pegasus Heights Berhad's Revenue Growing?
Given that Pegasus Heights Berhad actually had positive free cash flow last year, before burning cash this year, we'll focus on its operating revenue to get a measure of the business trajectory. Unfortunately, the last year has been a disappointment, with operating revenue dropping 39% during the period. In reality, this article only makes a short study of the company's growth data. This graph of historic earnings and revenue shows how Pegasus Heights Berhad is building its business over time.
How Easily Can Pegasus Heights Berhad Raise Cash?
Since its revenue growth is moving in the wrong direction, Pegasus Heights Berhad shareholders may wish to think ahead to when the company may need to raise more cash. Generally speaking, a listed business can raise new cash through issuing shares or taking on debt. Many companies end up issuing new shares to fund future growth. By looking at a company's cash burn relative to its market capitalisation, we gain insight on how much shareholders would be diluted if the company needed to raise enough cash to cover another year's cash burn.
Pegasus Heights Berhad has a market capitalisation of RM108m and burnt through RM7.2m last year, which is 6.7% of the company's market value. Given that is a rather small percentage, it would probably be really easy for the company to fund another year's growth by issuing some new shares to investors, or even by taking out a loan.
So, Should We Worry About Pegasus Heights Berhad's Cash Burn?
Even though its falling revenue makes us a little nervous, we are compelled to mention that we thought Pegasus Heights Berhad's cash burn relative to its market cap was relatively promising. While we're the kind of investors who are always a bit concerned about the risks involved with cash burning companies, the metrics we have discussed in this article leave us relatively comfortable about Pegasus Heights Berhad's situation. Taking a deeper dive, we've spotted 5 warning signs for Pegasus Heights Berhad you should be aware of, and 3 of them are a bit unpleasant.
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