Yahoo Finance Is Blue Sky Uranium (CVE:BSK) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. By way of example, Blue Sky Uranium (CVE:BSK) has seen its share price rise 148% over the last year, delighting many shareholders. Having said that, unprofitable companies are risky because they could potentially burn through all their cash and become distressed.
So notwithstanding the buoyant share price, we think it's well worth asking whether Blue Sky Uranium's cash burn is too risky. In this report, we will consider the company's annual negative free cash flow, henceforth referring to it as the 'cash burn'. First, we'll determine its cash runway by comparing its cash burn with its cash reserves.
See our latest analysis for Blue Sky Uranium
When Might Blue Sky Uranium 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 September 2021, Blue Sky Uranium had cash of CA$2.7m and no debt. In the last year, its cash burn was CA$4.3m. So it had a cash runway of approximately 8 months from September 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. Depicted below, you can see how its cash holdings have changed over time.
How Is Blue Sky Uranium's Cash Burn Changing Over Time?
Because Blue Sky Uranium isn't currently generating revenue, we consider it an early-stage business. Nonetheless, we can still examine its cash burn trajectory as part of our assessment of its cash burn situation. The skyrocketing cash burn up 154% year on year certainly tests our nerves. It's fair to say that sort of rate of increase cannot be maintained for very long, without putting pressure on the balance sheet. Blue Sky Uranium makes us a little nervous due to its lack of substantial operating revenue. We prefer most of the stocks on this list of stocks that analysts expect to grow.
How Hard Would It Be For Blue Sky Uranium To Raise More Cash For Growth?
Given its cash burn trajectory, Blue Sky Uranium shareholders should already be thinking about how easy it might be for it to raise further cash in the future. Companies can raise capital through either debt or equity. Many companies end up issuing new shares to fund future growth. We can compare a company's cash burn to its market capitalisation to get a sense for how many new shares a company would have to issue to fund one year's operations.
Since it has a market capitalisation of CA$48m, Blue Sky Uranium's CA$4.3m in cash burn equates to about 8.9% of its market value. Given that is a rather small percentage, it would probably be really easy for the company to fund another year's growth by issuing some new shares to investors, or even by taking out a loan.
Is Blue Sky Uranium's Cash Burn A Worry?
On this analysis of Blue Sky Uranium's cash burn, we think its cash burn relative to its market cap was reassuring, while its increasing cash burn has us a bit worried. Summing up, we think the Blue Sky Uranium's cash burn is a risk, based on the factors we mentioned in this article. Taking a deeper dive, we've spotted 6 warning signs for Blue Sky Uranium you should be aware of, and 4 of them shouldn't be ignored.
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