Complete Solaria, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSLR) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company’s loss has recently broadened since it announced a US$96m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of US$124m, moving it further away from breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on Complete Solaria's 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 Complete Solaria

Consensus from 2 of the American Electrical analysts is that Complete Solaria is on the verge of breakeven. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2026, before turning a profit of US$27m in 2027. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately 2 years from today. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2027? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 68% 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.

Given this is a high-level overview, we won’t go into details of Complete Solaria's upcoming projects, 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 would like to bring into light with Complete Solaria is it currently has negative equity on its balance sheet. This can sometimes arise from accounting methods used to deal with accumulated losses from prior years, which are viewed as liabilities carried forward until it cancels out in the future. Oftentimes, losses exist only on paper but other times, it can be a red flag.

Next Steps:

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

1. Historical Track Record: What has Complete Solaria's 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 Complete Solaria'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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