Ayro, Inc. (NASDAQ:AYRO) Is Expected To Breakeven In The Near Future

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse Ayro, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AYRO) business as it appears the company may be on the cusp of a considerable accomplishment. Ayro, Inc. designs and manufactures light-duty, emissions-free electric vehicles for urban and community transport, local delivery, closed campus mobility, recreational, and government use. The US$310m market-cap company posted a loss in its most recent financial year of US$8.7m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$9.9m leading to an even wider gap between loss and breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on Ayro's 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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According to some industry analysts covering Ayro, breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2021, before generating positive profits of US$7.6m in 2022. So, the company is predicted to breakeven just over a year from today. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2022? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 91% year-on-year, on average, which signals high confidence from analysts. 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 Ayro's upcoming projects, however, keep in mind that by and large a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 0.8% 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 Ayro, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at Ayro's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of pertinent aspects you should look at:

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