When Will genedrive plc (LON:GDR) Turn A Profit?

With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at genedrive plc's (LON:GDR) future prospects. genedrive plc, a molecular diagnostics company, engages in developing and commercializing point of need diagnostics platform for infectious diseases, genotyping, pathogen detection, and other indications. On 30 June 2021, the UK£27m market-cap company posted a loss of UK£691k for its most recent financial year. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which genedrive 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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genedrive is bordering on breakeven, according to the 2 British Life Sciences analysts. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2022, before turning a profit of UK£2.0m in 2023. So, the company is predicted 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 71% is expected, which is rather optimistic! Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

Given this is a high-level overview, we won’t go into details of genedrive's upcoming projects, though, keep in mind that typically a life science company has lumpy cash flows which are contingent on the product and stage of development the company is in. This means, large upcoming growth rates are not abnormal as the company is beginning to reap the benefits of earlier investments.

Before we wrap up, there’s one aspect worth mentioning. genedrive currently has no debt on its balance sheet, which is quite unusual for a cash-burning life science company, which usually has a high level of debt relative to its equity. This means that the company has been operating purely on its equity investment and has no debt burden. This aspect reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

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

1. Valuation: What is genedrive 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 genedrive 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 genedrive’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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