Mad Paws Holdings Limited (ASX:MPA) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Mad Paws Holdings Limited operates pet care services online marketplace in Australia. The AU$35m market-cap company’s loss lessened since it announced a AU$10m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of AU$9.5m, as it approaches breakeven. The most pressing concern for investors is Mad Paws Holdings' path to profitability – when will it 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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Mad Paws Holdings is bordering on breakeven, according to some Australian Consumer Services analysts. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2024, before turning a profit of AU$1.1m in 2025. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven roughly 2 years from now. 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 98% is expected, which signals high confidence from analysts. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

Underlying developments driving Mad Paws Holdings' growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, but, keep in mind that generally a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital judiciously, with debt making up 0.9% of equity. This means that it has predominantly funded its operations from equity capital, and its low debt obligation reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

There are key fundamentals of Mad Paws Holdings 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 Mad Paws Holdings, take a look at Mad Paws Holdings' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of pertinent factors you should further research:

1. Valuation: What is Mad Paws Holdings worth today? Has the future growth potential already been factored into the price? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether Mad Paws Holdings is currently mispriced by the market.

2. Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Mad Paws Holdings’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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