Market Sentiment Around Loss-Making TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TTI)
TETRA Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:TTI): TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified oil and gas services company. The US$201m market-cap posted a loss in its most recent financial year of -US$20.1m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of -US$18.2m shrinking the gap between loss and breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on TTI’s investors mind, I’ve decided to gauge market sentiment. I’ve put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for TTI, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.
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TTI is bordering on breakeven, according to the 8 Energy Services analysts. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2019, before turning a profit of US$3.9m in 2020. So, TTI is predicted to breakeven approximately a few months from now. In order to meet this breakeven date, I calculated the rate at which TTI must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 123% is expected, which is extremely buoyant. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, TTI may become profitable much later than analysts predict.
I’m not going to go through company-specific developments for TTI given that this is a high-level summary, however, take into account that typically energy companies, depending on the stage of operation and resource produced, have irregular periods of cash flow. So, a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.
Before I wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. TTI currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of over 2x. Typically, debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, and TTI 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:
There are key fundamentals of TTI which are not covered in this article, but I must stress again that this is merely a basic overview. For a more comprehensive look at TTI, take a look at TTI’s company page on Simply Wall St. I’ve also compiled a list of important aspects you should further examine:
Historical Track Record: What has TTI'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 TETRA Technologies’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
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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