Yahoo Finance Complii FinTech Solutions (ASX:CF1) Is In A Strong Position To Grow Its Business
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although software-as-a-service business Salesforce.com lost money for years while it grew recurring revenue, if you held shares since 2005, you'd have done very well indeed. Having said that, unprofitable companies are risky because they could potentially burn through all their cash and become distressed.
Given this risk, we thought we'd take a look at whether Complii FinTech Solutions (ASX:CF1) shareholders should be worried about its cash burn. In this report, we will consider the company's annual negative free cash flow, henceforth referring to it as the 'cash burn'. Let's start with an examination of the business' cash, relative to its cash burn.
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Does Complii FinTech Solutions Have A Long Cash Runway?
A company's cash runway is the amount of time it would take to burn through its cash reserves at its current cash burn rate. As at December 2021, Complii FinTech Solutions had cash of AU$4.8m and no debt. Looking at the last year, the company burnt through AU$1.3m. So it had a cash runway of about 3.6 years from December 2021. A runway of this length affords the company the time and space it needs to develop the business. You can see how its cash balance has changed over time in the image below.
How Well Is Complii FinTech Solutions Growing?
At first glance it's a bit worrying to see that Complii FinTech Solutions actually boosted its cash burn by 16%, year on year. On a more positive note, the operating revenue improved by 174% over the period, offering an indication that the expenditure may well be worthwhile. If revenue is maintained once spending on growth decreases, that could well pay off! It seems to be growing nicely. While the past is always worth studying, it is the future that matters most of all. For that reason, it makes a lot of sense to take a look at our analyst forecasts for the company.
How Easily Can Complii FinTech Solutions Raise Cash?
We are certainly impressed with the progress Complii FinTech Solutions has made over the last year, but it is also worth considering how costly it would be if it wanted to raise more cash to fund faster growth. 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).
Complii FinTech Solutions' cash burn of AU$1.3m is about 3.5% of its AU$38m market capitalisation. That's a low proportion, so we figure the company would be able to raise more cash to fund growth, with a little dilution, or even to simply borrow some money.
How Risky Is Complii FinTech Solutions' Cash Burn Situation?
It may already be apparent to you that we're relatively comfortable with the way Complii FinTech Solutions is burning through its cash. In particular, we think its revenue growth stands out as evidence that the company is well on top of its spending. Although its increasing cash burn does give us reason for pause, the other metrics we discussed in this article form a positive picture overall. Looking at all the measures in this article, together, we're not worried about its rate of cash burn; the company seems well on top of its medium-term spending needs. On another note, we conducted an in-depth investigation of the company, and identified 4 warning signs for Complii FinTech Solutions (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
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