With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at Rumble Resources Limited's (ASX:RTR) future prospects. Rumble Resources Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of base and precious metal projects in Australia. The AU$39m market-cap company announced a latest loss of AU$3.8m on 30 June 2024 for its most recent financial year result. The most pressing concern for investors is Rumble Resources' path to profitability – when will it breakeven? Below we will provide a high-level summary of the industry analysts’ expectations for the company.

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Rumble Resources is bordering on breakeven, according to the 2 Australian Metals and Mining analysts. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2025, before turning a profit of AU$13m in 2026. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven just over a year from today. What rate will the company have to grow year-on-year in order to breakeven on this date? Using a line of best fit, we calculated an average annual growth rate of 88%, which signals high confidence from analysts. 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 Rumble Resources' upcoming projects, however, keep in mind that by and large metals and mining companies, depending on the stage of operation and metals mined, have irregular periods of cash flow. So, a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

Before we wrap up, there’s one aspect worth mentioning. Rumble Resources currently has no debt on its balance sheet, which is quite unusual for a cash-burning metals and mining 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.

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There are key fundamentals of Rumble Resources 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 Rumble Resources, take a look at Rumble Resources' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of important aspects you should further examine:

1. Historical Track Record: What has Rumble Resources' performance been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
2. Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Rumble Resources' 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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