Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. 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, youd have done very well indeed. But while the successes are well known, investors should not ignore the very many unprofitable companies that simply burn through all their cash and collapse.
So should Sealand Capital Galaxy (LON:SCGL) shareholders be worried about its cash burn? In this report, we will consider the companys annual negative free cash flow, henceforth referring to it as the cash burn. Well start by comparing its cash burn with its cash reserves in order to calculate its cash runway.
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A cash runway is defined as the length of time it would take a company to run out of money if it kept spending at its current rate of cash burn. As at June 2019, Sealand Capital Galaxy had cash of UK62k and no debt. Looking at the last year, the company burnt through UK478k. Therefore, from June 2019 it had roughly 2 months of cash runway. To be frank we are alarmed by how short that cash runway is! Depicted below, you can see how its cash holdings have changed over time.
In our view, Sealand Capital Galaxy doesnt yet produce significant amounts of operating revenue, since it reported just UK587k in the last twelve months. Therefore, for the purposes of this analysis well focus on how the cash burn is tracking. Wed venture that the 68% reduction in cash burn over the last year shows that management are, at least, mindful of its ongoing need for cash. Admittedly, were a bit cautious of Sealand Capital Galaxy due to its lack of significant operating revenues. So wed generally prefer stocks from this list of stocks that have analysts forecasting growth.
Theres no doubt Sealand Capital Galaxys rapidly reducing cash burn brings comfort, but even if its only hypothetical, its always worth asking how easily it could raise more money to fund further growth. Generally speaking, a listed business can raise new cash through issuing shares or taking on debt. Many companies end up issuing new shares to fund future growth. By looking at a companys cash burn relative to its market capitalisation, we gain insight on how much shareholders would be diluted if the company needed to raise enough cash to cover another years cash burn.
Sealand Capital Galaxys cash burn of UK478k is about 21% of its UK2.3m market capitalisation. Thats fairly notable cash burn, so if the company had to sell shares to cover the cost of another years operations, shareholders would suffer some costly dilution.
Even though its cash runway makes us a little nervous, we are compelled to mention that we thought Sealand Capital Galaxys cash burn reduction was relatively promising. After looking at that range of measures, we think shareholders should be extremely attentive to how the company is using its cash, as the cash burn makes us uncomfortable. While we always like to monitor cash burn for early stage companies, qualitative factors such as the CEO pay can also shed light on the situation. Click here to see free what the Sealand Capital Galaxy CEO is paid..
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