When Will Elmo Software Limited (ASX:ELO) Breakeven?

Elmo Software Limited's (ASX:ELO): Elmo Software Limited provides software-as-a-service, cloud-based human resource (HR) and payroll solutions for organizations in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The AU$617m market-cap posted a loss in its most recent financial year of -AU$13.2m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of -AU$14.5m leading to an even wider gap between loss and breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on ELO’s investors mind, I’ve decided to gauge market sentiment. In this article, I will touch on the expectations for ELO’s growth and when analysts expect the company to become profitable.

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Consensus from the 6 Software analysts is ELO is on the verge of breakeven. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2022, before turning a profit of AU$16m in 2023. ELO is therefore projected to breakeven around 3 years from today. In order to meet this breakeven date, I calculated the rate at which ELO must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 39% is expected, which signals high confidence from analysts. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, ELO may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

I’m not going to go through company-specific developments for ELO given that this is a high-level summary, though, bear in mind that typically a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

One thing I’d like to point out is that ELO has no debt on its balance sheet, which is rare for a loss-making loss-making, growth company, which usually has a high level of debt relative to its equity. This means that ELO has been operating purely on its equity investment and has no debt burden. This aspect reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

This article is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis on ELO, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at ELO’s company page on Simply Wall St. I’ve also compiled a list of relevant aspects you should further examine:

1. Valuation: What is ELO 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 ELO 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 Elmo Software’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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