Drone Delivery Canada (CVE:FLT) Are In A Position To Invest 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 Amazon.com made losses for many years after listing, if you had bought and held the shares since 1999, you would have made a fortune. Nonetheless, only a fool would ignore the risk that a loss making company burns through its cash too quickly. Given this risk, we thought we'd take a look at whether Drone Delivery Canada (CVE:FLT) shareholders should be worried about its cash burn. In this report, we will consider the company's annual negative free cash flow, henceforth referring to it as the 'cash burn'. Let's start with an examination of the business' cash, relative to its cash burn. View our latest analysis for Drone Delivery Canada When Might Drone Delivery Canada Run Out Of Money? 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 Drone Delivery Canada last reported its balance sheet in September 2020, it had zero debt and cash worth CA$13m. In the last year, its cash burn was CA$9.4m. That means it had a cash runway of around 17 months as of September 2020. Importantly, analysts think that Drone Delivery Canada will reach cashflow breakeven in around 22 months. That means it doesn't have a great deal of breathing room, but it shouldn't really need more cash, considering that cash burn should be continually reducing. Depicted below, you can see how its cash holdings have changed over time. debt-equity-history-analysis TSXV:FLT Debt to Equity History December 23rd 2020 How Is Drone Delivery Canada's Cash Burn Changing Over Time? Whilst it's great to see that Drone Delivery Canada has already begun generating revenue from operations, last year it only produced CA$63k, so we don't think it is generating significant revenue, at this point. Therefore, for the purposes of this analysis we'll focus on how the cash burn is tracking. While it hardly paints a picture of imminent growth, the fact that it has reduced its cash burn by 40% over the last year suggests some degree of prudence. 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 Drone Delivery Canada Raise More Cash Easily? Even though it has reduced its cash burn recently, shareholders should still consider how easy it would be for Drone Delivery Canada to raise more cash in the future. Generally speaking, a listed business can raise new cash through issuing shares or taking on debt. Many companies end up issuing new shares to fund future growth. We can compare a company's cash burn to its market capitalisation to get a sense for how many new shares a company would have to issue to fund one year's operations. Drone Delivery Canada's cash burn of CA$9.4m is about 5.9% of its CA$161m market capitalisation. Given that is a rather small percentage, it would probably be really easy for the company to fund another year's growth by issuing some new shares to investors, or even by taking out a loan. How Risky Is Drone Delivery Canada's Cash Burn Situation? As you can probably tell by now, we're not too worried about Drone Delivery Canada's cash burn. In particular, we think its cash burn relative to its market cap stands out as evidence that the company is well on top of its spending. Its weak point is its cash runway, but even that wasn't too bad! One real positive is that analysts are forecasting that the company will reach breakeven. After taking into account the various metrics mentioned in this report, we're pretty comfortable with how the company is spending its cash, as it seems on track to meet its needs over the medium term. Taking a deeper dive, we've spotted 4 warning signs for Drone Delivery Canada you should be aware of, and 2 of them are significant. Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies insiders are buying, and this list of stocks growth stocks (according to analyst forecasts) Promoted If you decide to trade Drone Delivery Canada, use the lowest-cost* platform that is rated #1 Overall by Barrons, Interactive Brokers. Trade stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds and funds on 135 markets, all from a single integrated account.