Breakeven On The Horizon For GeNeuro SA (EPA:GNRO)

GeNeuro SA (EPA:GNRO) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. GeNeuro SA, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. The €63m market-cap company’s loss lessened since it announced a €9.5m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of €8.9m, as it approaches breakeven. The most pressing concern for investors is GeNeuro's path to profitability – when will it breakeven? 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 French Biotechs analysts is that GeNeuro is on the verge of breakeven. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2021, before generating positive profits of €81m in 2022. The company is therefore projected to breakeven just over a year from today. In order to meet this breakeven date, we calculated the rate at which the company must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 137% is expected, which is rather optimistic! If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

Given this is a high-level overview, we won’t go into details of GeNeuro's upcoming projects, however, take into account that generally a biotech has lumpy cash flows which are contingent on the product type and stage of development the company is in. This means that a high growth rate is not unusual, especially if the company is currently in an investment period.

One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 2.2% 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:

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

1. Historical Track Record: What has GeNeuro'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 GeNeuro'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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