- United States
- Healthcare Services
- NasdaqCM:PRPO
Analysts Expect Breakeven For Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPO) Before Long
- Published
- January 21, 2022
Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPO) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Precipio, Inc., a cancer diagnostics and reagent technology company, provides diagnostic products and services in the United States oncology market. The US$31m market-cap company posted a loss in its most recent financial year of US$14m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$8.2m shrinking the gap between loss and breakeven. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Precipio 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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Expectations from some of the American Healthcare analysts is that Precipio is on the verge of breakeven. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2022, before generating positive profits of US$123k 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 64% 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.
Given this is a high-level overview, we won’t go into details of Precipio's upcoming projects, but, 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 0.7% 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 Precipio, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at Precipio's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of pertinent aspects you should look at:
- Historical Track Record: What has Precipio'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.
- Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Precipio's board and the CEO’s background.
- 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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