We're Keeping An Eye On DMG Blockchain Solutions' (CVE:DMGI) 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. By way of example, DMG Blockchain Solutions (CVE:DMGI) has seen its share price rise 982% over the last year, delighting many shareholders. But while the successes are well known, investors should not ignore the very many unprofitable companies that simply burn through all their cash and collapse.

In light of its strong share price run, we think now is a good time to investigate how risky DMG Blockchain Solutions' cash burn is. For the purpose of this article, we'll define cash burn as the amount of cash the company is spending each year to fund its growth (also called its negative free cash flow). Let's start with an examination of the business' cash, relative to its cash burn.

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Does DMG Blockchain Solutions Have A Long Cash Runway?

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. DMG Blockchain Solutions has such a small amount of debt that we'll set it aside, and focus on the CA$48m in cash it held at June 2021. Looking at the last year, the company burnt through CA$48m. So it had a cash runway of approximately 12 months from June 2021. 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. The image below shows how its cash balance has been changing over the last few years.

Is DMG Blockchain Solutions' Revenue Growing?

Given that DMG Blockchain Solutions 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. Although it's hardly brilliant growth, it's good to see the company grew revenue by 2.7% in the last year. While the past is always worth studying, it is the future that matters most of all. For that reason, it makes a lot of sense to take a look at our analyst forecasts for the company.

How Easily Can DMG Blockchain Solutions Raise Cash?

Notwithstanding DMG Blockchain Solutions' revenue growth, it is still important to consider how it could raise more money, if it needs to. Companies can raise capital through either debt or equity. Commonly, a business will sell new shares in itself to raise cash and drive growth. We can compare a company's cash burn to its market capitalisation to get a sense for how many new shares a company would have to issue to fund one year's operations.

Since it has a market capitalisation of CA$199m, DMG Blockchain Solutions' CA$48m in cash burn equates to about 24% of its market value. That's not insignificant, and if the company had to sell enough shares to fund another year's growth at the current share price, you'd likely witness fairly costly dilution.

Is DMG Blockchain Solutions' Cash Burn A Worry?

Even though its cash burn relative to its market cap makes us a little nervous, we are compelled to mention that we thought DMG Blockchain Solutions' revenue growth was relatively promising. Summing up, we think the DMG Blockchain Solutions' cash burn is a risk, based on the factors we mentioned in this article. Taking a deeper dive, we've spotted 3 warning signs for DMG Blockchain Solutions you should be aware of, and 2 of them are significant.

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