Breakeven Is Near for beaconsmind AG (FRA:81D)

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse beaconsmind AG's (FRA:81D) business as it appears the company may be on the cusp of a considerable accomplishment. beaconsmind AG offers technology and software solutions for location-based marketing in the areas of retail in Switzerland and internationally. With the latest financial year loss of CHF4.3m and a trailing-twelve-month loss of CHF4.0m, the €31m market-cap company alleviated its loss by moving closer towards its target of breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on beaconsmind's investors mind, we've decided to gauge market sentiment. Below we will provide a high-level summary of the industry analysts’ expectations for the company.

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Consensus from 2 of the German Software analysts is that beaconsmind is on the verge of breakeven. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2024, before generating positive profits of CHF2.0m in 2025. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately a year from now or less! We calculated the rate at which the company must grow to meet the consensus forecasts predicting breakeven within 12 months. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 117% is expected, which signals high confidence from analysts. Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

We're not going to go through company-specific developments for beaconsmind given that this is a high-level summary, however, bear in mind that generally a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

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One thing we would like to bring into light with beaconsmind is its debt-to-equity ratio of 121%. Generally, the rule of thumb is debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, which in this case, the company has significantly overshot. A higher level of debt requires more stringent capital management which increases the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

This article is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis on beaconsmind, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at beaconsmind's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of pertinent factors you should look at:

1. Valuation: What is beaconsmind 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 beaconsmind 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 beaconsmind’s board and the CEO’s background.
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