Breakeven Is Near for R.E.A. Holdings plc (LON:RE.)

R.E.A. Holdings plc (LON:RE.) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. R.E.A. Holdings plc cultivates oil palms in the province of East Kalimantan in Indonesia. With the latest financial year loss of US$18m and a trailing-twelve-month loss of US$6.6m, the UK£25m market-cap company alleviated its loss by moving closer towards its target of breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on R.E.A. Holdings' investors mind, we've decided to gauge market sentiment. In this article, we will touch on the expectations for the company's growth and when analysts expect it to become profitable.

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R.E.A. Holdings is bordering on breakeven, according to some British Food analysts. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2020, before generating positive profits of US$11m in 2021. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven roughly 12 months 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 72% is expected, 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.

We're not going to go through company-specific developments for R.E.A. Holdings given that this is a high-level summary, however, keep in mind that generally a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

Before we wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. R.E.A. Holdings currently has a relatively high level of debt. Typically, debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, which in R.E.A. Holdings' case is 95%. A higher level of debt requires more stringent capital management which increases the risk in investing in the loss-making company.

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There are key fundamentals of R.E.A. Holdings 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 R.E.A. Holdings, take a look at R.E.A. Holdings' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of key factors you should further examine:

1. Valuation: What is R.E.A. Holdings 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 R.E.A. Holdings 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 R.E.A. Holdings’s board and the CEO’s background.
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