Yahoo Finance We're Not Very Worried About Rivalry's (CVE:RVLY) Cash Burn Rate
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the right price. 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 Rivalry (CVE:RVLY) shareholders be worried about its cash burn? For the purposes of this article, cash burn is the annual rate at which an unprofitable company spends cash to fund its growth; its negative free cash flow. We'll start by comparing its cash burn with its cash reserves in order to calculate its cash runway.
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Does Rivalry Have A Long Cash Runway?
A company's cash runway is calculated by dividing its cash hoard by its cash burn. When Rivalry last reported its balance sheet in September 2021, it had zero debt and cash worth CA$41m. In the last year, its cash burn was CA$11m. So it had a cash runway of about 3.7 years from September 2021. There's no doubt that this is a reassuringly long runway. Depicted below, you can see how its cash holdings have changed over time.
How Well Is Rivalry Growing?
Some investors might find it troubling that Rivalry is actually increasing its cash burn, which is up 18% in the last year. On the other hand, the impressive revenue growth of 497% signals that the increased expenditure may well be yielding results. It may well be that it has some excellent opportunities to invest in growth. 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.
Can Rivalry Raise More Cash Easily?
There's no doubt Rivalry seems to be in a fairly good position, when it comes to managing its cash burn, but even if it's only hypothetical, it's always worth asking how easily it could raise more money to fund growth. 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.
Rivalry's cash burn of CA$11m is about 15% of its CA$73m market capitalisation. Given that situation, it's fair to say the company wouldn't have much trouble raising more cash for growth, but shareholders would be somewhat diluted.
So, Should We Worry About Rivalry's Cash Burn?
As you can probably tell by now, we're not too worried about Rivalry's cash burn. 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. Considering all the factors discussed in this article, we're not overly concerned about the company's cash burn, although we do think shareholders should keep an eye on how it develops. Readers need to have a sound understanding of business risks before investing in a stock, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Rivalry that potential shareholders should take into account before putting money into a stock.
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