Raiz Invest Limited's (ASX:RZI) Profit Outlook

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Raiz Invest Limited (ASX:RZI) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Raiz Invest Limited provides financial services and products through its mobile micro-investing platform in Australia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. On 30 June 2020, the AU$52m market-cap company posted a loss of AU$4.5m for its most recent financial year. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Raiz Invest 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 Australian Capital Markets analysts is that Raiz Invest is on the verge of breakeven. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2021, before generating positive profits of AU$500k in 2022. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven roughly 2 years 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 99% 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.

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We're not going to go through company-specific developments for Raiz Invest given that this is a high-level summary, however, keep in mind that typically a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

Before we wrap up, there’s one aspect worth mentioning. The company has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 0.8% 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 Raiz Invest, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at Raiz Invest's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of important factors you should further research:

  1. Historical Track Record: What has Raiz Invest'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 Raiz Invest'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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