Ocwen Financial Corporation's (NYSE:OCN): Ocwen Financial Corporation, a financial services holding company, originates and services loans in the United States, the United States Virgin Islands, India, and Philippines. With the latest financial year loss of -US$72.2m and a trailing-twelve month of -US$180.7m, the US$199m market-cap amplifies its loss by moving further away from its breakeven target. The most pressing concern for investors is OCN’s path to profitability – when will it breakeven? In this article, I will touch on the expectations for OCN’s growth and when analysts expect the company to become profitable.

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According to the industry analysts covering OCN, breakeven is near. They expect the company to post a final loss in 2020, before turning a profit of US$7.0m in 2021. So, OCN is predicted to breakeven approximately 2 years from today. In order to meet this breakeven date, I calculated the rate at which OCN must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 96% is expected, which is rather optimistic! Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

Underlying developments driving OCN’s growth isn’t the focus of this broad overview, however, bear in mind that typically a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

Before I wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. OCN currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of over 2x. Generally, the rule of thumb is debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, which in OCN’s case, it has significantly overshot. Note that a higher debt obligation increases the risk in investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

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

1. Historical Track Record: What has OCN'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 Ocwen Financial’s board and the CEO’s back ground.

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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