The Real Good Food Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGF) Is Expected To Breakeven In The Near Future

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse The Real Good Food Company, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RGF) business as it appears the company may be on the cusp of a considerable accomplishment. The Real Good Food Company, Inc., through its subsidiary, Real Good Foods, LLC operates as a health and wellness focused frozen food company in the United States. The US$169m market-cap company’s loss lessened since it announced a US$10m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$7.9m, as it approaches breakeven. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Real Good Food Company will turn a profit, with the big question being “when will the company breakeven?” We've put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for the company, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.

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Real Good Food Company is bordering on breakeven, according to the 4 American Food analysts. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2023, before generating positive profits of US$9.0m in 2024. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately 2 years from today. In order to meet this breakeven date, we calculated the rate at which the company must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 81% is expected, which is extremely buoyant. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

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Given this is a high-level overview, we won’t go into details of Real Good Food Company's upcoming projects, however, keep in mind that typically a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

Before we wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. Real Good Food Company currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of 150%. Generally, the rule of thumb is debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, which in this case, the company has significantly overshot. A higher level of debt requires more stringent capital management which increases the risk in investing in the loss-making company.

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There are key fundamentals of Real Good Food Company which are not covered in this article, but we must stress again that this is merely a basic overview. For a more comprehensive look at Real Good Food Company, take a look at Real Good Food Company's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of pertinent aspects you should further examine:

  1. Historical Track Record: What has Real Good Food Company's performance been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  2. Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Real Good Food Company's board and the CEO’s background.

  3. Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.

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