NEXGEL, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NXGL) Path To Profitability

NEXGEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXGL) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. NEXGEL, Inc. manufactures high water content, electron beam cross-linked, and aqueous polymer hydrogels and gels. The company’s loss has recently broadened since it announced a US$4.3m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$5.7m, moving it further away from breakeven. The most pressing concern for investors is NEXGEL's path to profitability – when will it breakeven? We've put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for the company, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.

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According to some industry analysts covering NEXGEL, breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2024, before generating positive profits of US$3.4m in 2025. The company is therefore projected to breakeven around 2 years from now. What rate will the company have to grow year-on-year in order to breakeven on this date? Using a line of best fit, we calculated an average annual growth rate of 63%, 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.

Given this is a high-level overview, we won’t go into details of NEXGEL's upcoming projects, though, keep in mind that typically 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 3.4% 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:

There are key fundamentals of NEXGEL 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 NEXGEL, take a look at NEXGEL's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of key aspects you should look at:

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