Gaming Realms plc's (LON:GMR) Shift From Loss To Profit

Gaming Realms plc's (LON:GMR): Gaming Realms plc develops, publishes, and licenses mobile gaming content in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. The UK£24m market-cap posted a loss in its most recent financial year of -UK£5.6m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of -UK£5.0m shrinking the gap between loss and breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on GMR’s investors mind, I’ve decided to gauge market sentiment. In this article, I will touch on the expectations for GMR’s growth and when analysts expect the company to become profitable.

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According to the industry analysts covering GMR, breakeven is near. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2020, before turning a profit of UK£1.3m in 2021. GMR is therefore projected to breakeven around 2 years from today. What rate will GMR 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 86%, which is rather optimistic! If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, GMR may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

Given this is a high-level overview, I won’t go into details of GMR’s upcoming projects, though, take into account that generally a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

Before I wrap up, there’s one aspect worth mentioning. GMR has managed its capital prudently, with debt making up 26% of equity. This means that GMR has predominantly funded its operations from equity capital,and its low debt obligation reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

There are too many aspects of GMR to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – GMR’s company page on Simply Wall St. I’ve also put together a list of key factors you should further examine:

1. Historical Track Record: What has GMR'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.
2. Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Gaming Realms’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
3. 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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