With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at Yatra Online, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YTRA) future prospects. Yatra Online, Inc. operates as an online travel company in India and internationally. The company's loss has recently broadened since it announced a ₹289m loss in the full financial year, compared to the latest trailing-twelve-month loss of ₹316m, moving it further away from breakeven. Many investors are wondering about the rate at which Yatra Online will turn a profit, with the big question being "when will the company breakeven?" We've put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for the company, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.

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According to some industry analysts covering Yatra Online, breakeven is near. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2024, before turning a profit of ₹758m in 2025. So, the company is predicted to breakeven just over a year from now. In order to meet this breakeven date, we calculated the rate at which the company must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 207% is expected, which is rather optimistic! Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

We're not going to go through company-specific developments for Yatra Online given that this is a high-level summary, though, keep in mind 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 The company has managed its capital prudently, with debt making up 11% of equity. This means that it has predominantly funded its operations from equity capital, and its low debt obligation reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

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There are key fundamentals of Yatra Online 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 Yatra Online, take a look at Yatra Online's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of important factors you should further research:

1. Historical Track Record: What has Yatra Online'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 Yatra Online'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.