Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ:LTRX): Is Breakeven Near?

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse Lantronix, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LTRX) business as it appears the company may be on the cusp of a considerable accomplishment. Lantronix, Inc. provides solutions for video surveillance, traffic management, infotainment systems, robotics, edge computing, and remote environment management in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific Japan. With the latest financial year loss of US$5.4m and a trailing-twelve-month loss of US$4.9m, the US$164m market-cap company alleviated its loss by moving closer towards its target of breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on Lantronix'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 the 5 industry analysts covering Lantronix, the consensus is that breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2023, before generating positive profits of US$9.4m in 2024. Therefore, the company is expected 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 2024? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 190% year-on-year, on average, which is rather optimistic! Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

Underlying developments driving Lantronix's growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, but, bear 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 prudently, with debt making up 28% 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 too many aspects of Lantronix to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – Lantronix's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of important factors you should further examine:

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