With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at Wallbox N.V.'s (NYSE:WBX) future prospects. Wallbox N.V., a technology company, designs, manufactures, and distributes charging solutions for residential, business, and public use. The US$852m market-cap company posted a loss in its most recent financial year of €224m and a latest trailing-twelve-month loss of €194m shrinking the gap between loss and breakeven. The most pressing concern for investors is Wallbox's path to profitability – when will it 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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Wallbox is bordering on breakeven, according to the 9 American Electrical analysts. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2023, before turning a profit of €141k in 2024. The company is therefore projected to breakeven just over a year from today. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2024? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 71% year-on-year, on average, which is rather optimistic! 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 Wallbox's upcoming projects, however, take into account that typically a high forecast growth rate is not unusual for a company that is currently undergoing an investment period.

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

Next Steps:

There are too many aspects of Wallbox to cover in one brief article, but the key fundamentals for the company can all be found in one place – Wallbox's company page on Simply Wall St. We've also put together a list of pertinent aspects you should further research:

1. Valuation: What is Wallbox 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 Wallbox is currently mispriced by the market.
2. Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Wallbox'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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