Mad Paws Holdings Limited (ASX:MPA): When Will It Breakeven?

Mad Paws Holdings Limited (ASX:MPA) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Mad Paws Holdings Limited operates pet care services online marketplace in Australia. The AU$44m market-cap company’s loss lessened since it announced a AU$7.5m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of AU$5.7m, as it approaches breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on Mad Paws Holdings' 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.

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According to some industry analysts covering Mad Paws Holdings, breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2024, before generating positive profits of AU$500k in 2025. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven just over a year from today. 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 113% year-on-year, on average, which is rather optimistic! If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

Underlying developments driving Mad Paws Holdings' growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, however, keep in mind that by and large a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 2.4% 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.

Next Steps:

There are key fundamentals of Mad Paws Holdings which are not covered in this article, but we must stress again that this is merely a basic overview. For a more comprehensive look at Mad Paws Holdings, take a look at Mad Paws Holdings' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of relevant factors you should look at:

1. Valuation: What is Mad Paws Holdings 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 Mad Paws Holdings is currently mispriced by the market.
2. Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Mad Paws Holdings’s board and the CEO’s background.
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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