With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:KD) future prospects. Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology services company and IT infrastructure services provider worldwide. On 31 March 2024, the US$6.1b market-cap company posted a loss of US$340m for its most recent financial year. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Kyndryl Holdings will turn a profit, with the big question being "when will the company breakeven?" In this article, we will touch on the expectations for the company's growth and when analysts expect it to become profitable.

According to the 5 industry analysts covering Kyndryl Holdings, the consensus is that breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2024, before generating positive profits of US$186m in 2025. The company is therefore projected to breakeven around 12 months from now or less. How fast will the company have to grow to reach the consensus forecasts that anticipate breakeven by 2025? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 80% year-on-year, on average, which is rather optimistic! Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

Given this is a high-level overview, we won't go into details of Kyndryl Holdings' upcoming projects, though, bear 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 would like to bring into light with Kyndryl Holdings is its debt-to-equity ratio of over 2x. Generally, the rule of thumb is debt shouldn't exceed 40% of your equity, which in this case, the company has significantly overshot. Note that a higher debt obligation increases the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

There are too many aspects of Kyndryl Holdings to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – Kyndryl Holdings' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of important factors you should further research:

1. Valuation: What is Kyndryl 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 Kyndryl 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 Kyndryl 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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