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We're Hopeful That Murray Cod Australia (ASX:MCA) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although Amazon.com made losses for many years after listing, if you had bought and held the shares since 1999, you would have made a fortune. Having said that, unprofitable companies are risky because they could potentially burn through all their cash and become distressed.

So should Murray Cod Australia (ASX:MCA) shareholders be worried about its cash burn? In this article, we define cash burn as its annual (negative) free cash flow, which is the amount of money a company spends each year to fund its growth. First, we'll determine its cash runway by comparing its cash burn with its cash reserves.

View our latest analysis for Murray Cod Australia

When Might Murray Cod Australia Run Out Of Money?

You can calculate a company's cash runway by dividing the amount of cash it has by the rate at which it is spending that cash. As at June 2021, Murray Cod Australia had cash of AU$3.5m and such minimal debt that we can ignore it for the purposes of this analysis. In the last year, its cash burn was AU$4.4m. So it had a cash runway of approximately 9 months from June 2021. To be frank, this kind of short runway puts us on edge, as it indicates the company must reduce its cash burn significantly, or else raise cash imminently. The image below shows how its cash balance has been changing over the last few years.

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How Well Is Murray Cod Australia Growing?

It was fairly positive to see that Murray Cod Australia reduced its cash burn by 50% during the last year. But the operating revenue growth of 145% was even better. It seems to be growing nicely. Clearly, however, the crucial factor is whether the company will grow its business going forward. For that reason, it makes a lot of sense to take a look at our analyst forecasts for the company.

How Easily Can Murray Cod Australia Raise Cash?

Murray Cod Australia seems to be in a fairly good position, in terms of cash burn, but we still think it's worthwhile considering how easily it could raise more money if it wanted to. Companies can raise capital through either debt or equity. One of the main advantages held by publicly listed companies is that they can sell shares to investors to raise cash and fund growth. By comparing a company's annual cash burn to its total market capitalisation, we can estimate roughly how many shares it would have to issue in order to run the company for another year (at the same burn rate).

Murray Cod Australia has a market capitalisation of AU$217m and burnt through AU$4.4m last year, which is 2.0% of the company's market value. That means it could easily issue a few shares to fund more growth, and might well be in a position to borrow cheaply.

How Risky Is Murray Cod Australia's Cash Burn Situation?

Even though its cash runway makes us a little nervous, we are compelled to mention that we thought Murray Cod Australia's revenue growth was relatively promising. Based on the factors mentioned in this article, we think its cash burn situation warrants some attention from shareholders, but we don't think they should be worried. Separately, we looked at different risks affecting the company and spotted 2 warning signs for Murray Cod Australia (of which 1 is a bit unpleasant!) you should know about.

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