VolitionRx Limited (NYSEMKT:VNRX): Are Analysts Optimistic?
VolitionRx Limited’s (AMEX:VNRX): VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company, focuses on developing blood-based tests to diagnose a range of cancers. The US$84.33M market-cap posted a loss in its most recent financial year of -US$11.91M and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of -US$13.69M leading to an even wider gap between loss and breakeven. Many investors are wondering the rate at which VNRX will turn a profit, with the big question being “when will the company breakeven?” I’ve put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for VNRX, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.
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According to the industry analysts covering VNRX, breakeven is near. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2019, before turning a profit of US$31.08M in 2020. So, VNRX is predicted to breakeven approximately 2 years from now. What rate will VNRX have to grow year-on-year in order to breakeven on this date? Using a line of best fit, I calculated an average annual growth rate of 59.42%, which is extremely buoyant. Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.
I’m not going to go through company-specific developments for VNRX given that this is a high-level summary, 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.
Before I wrap up, there’s one aspect worth mentioning. VNRX has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 18.61% of equity. This means that VNRX has predominantly funded its operations from equity capital, and its low debt obligation reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.
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There are too many aspects of VNRX to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – VNRX’s company page on Simply Wall St. I’ve also put together a list of pertinent factors you should look at:
Historical Track Record: What has VNRX’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 VolitionRx’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
