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Analysts Expect CICT Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (SHSE:688387) To Breakeven Soon

SHSE:688387

With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at CICT Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd.'s (SHSE:688387) future prospects. CICT Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd. The CN¥22b market-cap company announced a latest loss of CN¥370m on 31 December 2023 for its most recent financial year result. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which CICT Mobile Communication Technology will turn a profit, with the big question being “when will the company breakeven?” Below we will provide a high-level summary of the industry analysts’ expectations for the company.

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According to the 3 industry analysts covering CICT Mobile Communication Technology, the consensus is that breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2023, before generating positive profits of CN¥65m in 2024. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately a year from now or less! How fast will the company have to grow to reach the consensus forecasts that anticipate breakeven by 2024? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 138% year-on-year, on average, which signals high confidence from analysts. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

SHSE:688387 Earnings Per Share Growth April 8th 2024

We're not going to go through company-specific developments for CICT Mobile Communication Technology given that this is a high-level summary, though, keep in mind that by and large a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital prudently, with debt making up 30% 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 CICT Mobile Communication Technology 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 CICT Mobile Communication Technology, take a look at CICT Mobile Communication Technology's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of essential aspects you should look at:

  1. Historical Track Record: What has CICT Mobile Communication Technology'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 CICT Mobile Communication Technology'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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