There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining exploration companies often lose money for years before finding success with a new treatment or mineral discovery. But while history lauds those rare successes, those that fail are often forgotten; who remembers Pets.com?
So should Frank's International (NYSE:FI) 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. Let's start with an examination of the business's cash, relative to its cash burn.
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How Long Is Frank's International's Cash Runway?
A company's cash runway is calculated by dividing its cash hoard by its cash burn. Frank's International has such a small amount of debt that we'll set it aside, and focus on the US$191m in cash it held at September 2019. Looking at the last year, the company burnt through US$58m. So it had a cash runway of about 3.3 years from September 2019. Importantly, though, analysts think that Frank's International will reach cashflow breakeven before then. In that case, it may never reach the end of its cash runway. Depicted below, you can see how its cash holdings have changed over time.
How Well Is Frank's International Growing?
Some investors might find it troubling that Frank's International is actually increasing its cash burn, which is up 8.5% in the last year. The revenue growth of 18% gives a ray of hope, at the very least. Considering the factors above, the company doesn’t fare badly when it comes to assessing how it is changing over time. 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.
Can Frank's International Raise More Cash Easily?
There's no doubt Frank's International 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. Issuing new shares, or taking on debt, are the most common ways for a listed company to raise more money for its business. Commonly, a business will sell new shares in itself to raise cash to drive 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 US$925m, Frank's International's US$58m in cash burn equates to about 6.2% of its market value. 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 Frank's International's Cash Burn Situation?
As you can probably tell by now, we're not too worried about Frank's International's cash burn. For example, we think its cash runway suggests that the company is on a good path. Although its increasing cash burn does give us reason for pause, the other metrics we discussed in this article form a positive picture overall. There's no doubt that shareholders can take a lot of heart from the fact that analysts are forecasting it will reach breakeven before too long. After considering a range of factors in this article, we're pretty relaxed about its cash burn, since the company seems to be in a good position to continue to fund its growth. Notably, our data indicates that Frank's International insiders have been trading the shares. You can discover if they are buyers or sellers by clicking on this link.
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2020-01-17 12:54:00Z
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