ZKH Group Limited's (NYSE:ZKH) Shift From Loss To Profit

ZKH Group Limited (NYSE:ZKH) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. ZKH Group Limited develops and operates a maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products trading and service platform that offers spare parts, chemicals, manufacturing parts, general consumables, and office supplies in the People’s Republic of China. The US$583m market-cap company’s loss lessened since it announced a CN¥268m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of CN¥174m, as it approaches breakeven. The most pressing concern for investors is ZKH Group's path to profitability – when will it breakeven? In this article, we will touch on the expectations for the company's growth and when analysts expect it to become profitable.

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According to the 4 industry analysts covering ZKH Group, the consensus is that breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2025, before generating positive profits of CN¥49m in 2026. The company is therefore projected to breakeven just over a year from today. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2026? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 119% year-on-year, on average, which is extremely buoyant. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

Underlying developments driving ZKH Group's growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, however, keep in mind that generally a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

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One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital prudently, with debt making up 12% 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:

This article is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis on ZKH Group, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at ZKH Group's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of relevant factors you should further research:

1. Valuation: What is ZKH Group 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 ZKH Group 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 ZKH Group’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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