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Companies Like Aquarius Engines (A.M) (TLV:AQUA) Are In A
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By Simply Wall St Published October 11, 2021

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Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock
will go down. For example, biotech and mining exploration companies often losemoney for years before finding success with a new treatment or mineral discovery.
Having said that, unprofitable companies are risky because they could potentiallyburn through all their cash and become distressed.
Given this risk, we thought we'd take a look at whether Aquarius Engines(A.M) (TLV:AQUA) shareholders should be worried about its cash burn. For thepurposes of this article, cash burn is the annual rate at which an unprofitablecompany spends cash to fund its growth; its negative free cash flow. We'll start bycomparing its cash burn with its cash reserves in order to calculate its cashrunway.

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How Long Is Aquarius Engines (A.M)'s Cash Runway?
A company's cash runway is the amount of time it would take to burn through its
cash reserves at its current cash burn rate. In June 2021, Aquarius Engines (A.M)
had US$56m in cash, and was debt-free. Importantly, its cash burn was US$15m
over the trailing twelve months. Therefore, from June 2021 it had 3.7 years ofcash runway. There's no doubt that this is a reassuringly long runway. You can see
how its cash balance has changed over time in the image below.

TASE:AQUA Debt to Equity History October 12th 2021

How Is Aquarius Engines (A.M)'s Cash Burn Changing Over Time?
Aquarius Engines (A.M) didn't record any revenue over the last year, indicatingthat it's an early stage company still developing its business. Nonetheless, we canstill examine its cash burn trajectory as part of our assessment of its cash burnsituation. In fact, it ramped its spending strongly over the last year, increasing
cash burn by 162%. That sort of spending growth rate can't continue for very long
before it causes balance sheet weakness, generally speaking. Admittedly, we're abit cautious of Aquarius Engines (A.M) due to its lack of significant operating
revenues. We prefer most of the stocks on this list of stocks that analysts expect togrow.
Can Aquarius Engines (A.M) Raise More Cash Easily?
Given its cash burn trajectory, Aquarius Engines (A.M) shareholders may wish toconsider how easily it could raise more cash, despite its solid cash runway.
Companies can raise capital through either debt or equity. One of the main
advantages held by publicly listed companies is that they can sell shares toinvestors to raise cash and fund growth. By comparing a company's annual cash
burn to its total market capitalisation, we can estimate roughly how many shares
it would have to issue in order to run the company for another year (at the sameburn rate).
Aquarius Engines (A.M)'s cash burn of US$15m is about 4.7% of its US$320m
market capitalisation. Given that is a rather small percentage, it would probably
be really easy for the company to fund another year's growth by issuing some newshares to investors, or even by taking out a loan.
So, Should We Worry About Aquarius Engines (A.M)'s Cash Burn?
As you can probably tell by now, we're not too worried about Aquarius Engines(A.M)'s cash burn. In particular, we think its cash runway stands out as evidence
that the company is well on top of its spending. While we must concede that its
increasing cash burn is a bit worrying, the other factors mentioned in this article
provide great comfort when it comes to the cash burn. After taking into accountthe various metrics mentioned in this report, we're pretty comfortable with how
the company is spending its cash, as it seems on track to meet its needs over the
medium term. Separately, we looked at different risks affecting the company andspotted 2 warning signs for Aquarius Engines (A.M) (of which 1 makes us abit uncomfortable!) you should know about.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere.
So take a peek at this free list of companies insiders are buying, and this list ofstocks growth stocks (according to analyst forecasts)
This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on
historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and ourarticles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation tobuy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We
aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis
may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply
Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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