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We’re Interested To See How 10x Genomics (NASDAQ:TXG) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Even when a business is losing money, it’s possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the right price. For example, although software-as-a-service business Salesforce.com lost money for years while it grew recurring revenue, if you held shares since 2005, you’d have done very well indeed. But while history lauds those rare successes, those that fail are often forgotten; who remembers Pets.com?

Given this risk, we thought we’d take a look at whether 10x Genomics (NASDAQ:TXG) shareholders should be worried about its cash burn. In this article, we define cash burn as its annual (negative) free cash flow, which is the amount of money a company spends each year to fund its growth. The first step is to compare its cash burn with its cash reserves, to give us its ‘cash runway’.

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Does 10x Genomics Have A Long Cash Runway?

A cash runway is defined as the length of time it would take a company to run out of money if it kept spending at its current rate of cash burn. When 10x Genomics last reported its balance sheet in September 2022, it had zero debt and cash worth US$452m. Looking at the last year, the company burnt through US$161m. That means it had a cash runway of about 2.8 years as of September 2022. Notably, however, analysts think that 10x Genomics will break even (at a free cash flow level) before then. If that happens, then the length of its cash runway, today, would become a moot point. The image below shows how its cash balance has been changing over the last few years.

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NasdaqGS:TXG Debt to Equity History February 2nd 2023

How Well Is 10x Genomics Growing?

We reckon the fact that 10x Genomics managed to shrink its cash burn by 36% over the last year is rather encouraging. And operating revenue was up by 9.7% too. On balance, we’d say the company is improving over time. Clearly, however, the crucial factor is whether the company will grow its business going forward. For that reason, it makes a lot of sense to take a look at our analyst forecasts for the company.

Can 10x Genomics Raise More Cash Easily?

We are certainly impressed with the progress 10x Genomics has made over the last year, but it is also worth considering how costly it would be if it wanted to raise more cash to fund faster growth. Generally speaking, a listed business can raise new cash through issuing shares or taking on debt. Commonly, a business will sell new shares in itself to raise cash and drive growth. By looking at a company’s cash burn relative to its market capitalisation, we gain insight on how much shareholders would be diluted if the company needed to raise enough cash to cover another year’s cash burn.

10x Genomics’ cash burn of US$161m is about 3.0% of its US$5.4b market capitalisation. That means it could easily issue a few shares to fund more growth, and might well be in a position to borrow cheaply.

So, Should We Worry About 10x Genomics’ Cash Burn?

As you can probably tell by now, we’re not too worried about 10x Genomics’ cash burn. For example, we think its cash runway suggests that the company is on a good path. On this analysis its revenue growth was its weakest feature, but we are not concerned about it. Shareholders can take heart from the fact that analysts are forecasting it will reach breakeven. Taking all the factors in this report into account, we’re not at all worried about its cash burn, as the business appears well capitalized to spend as needs be. An in-depth examination of risks revealed 4 warning signs for 10x Genomics that readers should think about before committing capital to this stock.

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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 our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy 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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