虧損的Palantir Technologies Inc.(紐約證券交易所代碼：PLTR)預計在中期內實現盈虧平衡

With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at Palantir Technologies Inc.'s (NYSE:PLTR) future prospects. Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community in the United States to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. The US$19b market-cap company's loss lessened since it announced a US$520m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$498m, as it approaches breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on Palantir Technologies' investors mind, we've decided to gauge market sentiment. We've put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for the company, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.

See our latest analysis for Palantir Technologies

Consensus from 13 of the American Software analysts is that Palantir Technologies is on the verge of breakeven. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2023, before turning a profit of US$91m in 2024. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately 2 years from now. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2024? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 66% year-on-year, on average, which is rather optimistic! If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, the company may become profitable much later than analysts predict.

We're not going to go through company-specific developments for Palantir Technologies given that this is a high-level summary, however, take into account that generally a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

One thing we'd like to point out is that Palantir Technologies has no debt on its balance sheet, which is rare for a loss-making growth company, which usually has a high level of debt relative to its equity. This means that the company has been operating purely on its equity investment and has no debt burden. This aspect reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

There are key fundamentals of Palantir Technologies 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 Palantir Technologies, take a look at Palantir Technologies' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of pertinent aspects you should look at:

1. Valuation: What is Palantir Technologies 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 Palantir Technologies 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 Palantir Technologies's board and the CEO's background.
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