When Will ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THMO) Become Profitable?

ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THMO) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. develops, commercializes, and markets a range of automated technologies for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) and other cell-based therapies. On 31 December 2020, the US$35m market-cap company posted a loss of US$16m for its most recent financial year. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which ThermoGenesis Holdings 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 Medical Equipment analysts is that ThermoGenesis Holdings is on the verge of breakeven. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2021, before turning a profit of US$3.6m in 2022. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven just over a year from now. 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 61% is expected, which is rather optimistic! 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 ThermoGenesis Holdings given that this is a high-level summary, though, keep in mind that by and large a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

Before we wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. ThermoGenesis Holdings currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of 121%. Typically, debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, and the company has considerably exceeded this. A higher level of debt requires more stringent capital management which increases the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

This article is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis on ThermoGenesis Holdings, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at ThermoGenesis Holdings' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of pertinent factors you should further research:

1. Historical Track Record: What has ThermoGenesis Holdings' 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 ThermoGenesis Holdings' 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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