We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse Ucore Rare Metals Inc.'s (CVE:UCU) business as it appears the company may be on the cusp of a considerable accomplishment. Ucore Rare Metals Inc. engages in the extraction, beneficiation, and separation of rare and critical metal resources in Canada and the United States. With the latest financial year loss of CA$13m and a trailing-twelve-month loss of CA$33m, the CA$711m market-cap company amplified its loss by moving further away from its breakeven target. As path to profitability is the topic on Ucore Rare Metals' investors mind, we've decided to gauge market sentiment. Below we will provide a high-level summary of the industry analysts’ expectations for the company.

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According to the 2 industry analysts covering Ucore Rare Metals, the consensus is that breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2026, before generating positive profits of CA$26m in 2027. Therefore, the company is expected to breakeven roughly 2 years from now. 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 71% year-on-year, on average, which is extremely buoyant. Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

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Underlying developments driving Ucore Rare Metals' growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, but, keep in mind that generally a metal and mining business has lumpy cash flows which are contingent on the natural resource mined and stage at which the company is operating. This means that a high growth rate is not unusual, especially if the company is currently in an investment period.

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Before we wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. Ucore Rare Metals currently has a relatively high level of debt. Generally, the rule of thumb is debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, which in Ucore Rare Metals' case is 48%. A higher level of debt requires more stringent capital management which increases the risk in investing in the loss-making company.

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There are key fundamentals of Ucore Rare Metals 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 Ucore Rare Metals, take a look at Ucore Rare Metals' company page on Simply Wall St. We've also compiled a list of key aspects you should further research:

Valuation: What is Ucore Rare Metals 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 Ucore Rare Metals is currently mispriced by the market.

Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Ucore Rare Metals’s board and the CEO’s background.

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