We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse Kopin Corporation's (NASDAQ:KOPN) business as it appears the company may be on the cusp of a considerable accomplishment. Kopin Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells microdisplays, subassemblies, and related components for defense, enterprise, industrial, and consumer products in the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and internationally. With the latest financial year loss of US$44m and a trailing-twelve-month loss of US$14m, the US$304m market-cap company alleviated its loss by moving closer towards its target of breakeven. As path to profitability is the topic on Kopin's investors mind, we've decided to gauge market sentiment. We've put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for the company, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.

Kopin is bordering on breakeven, according to the 3 American Semiconductor analysts. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2026, before generating positive profits of US$8.3m in 2027. So, the company is predicted to breakeven approximately 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 68% 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 Kopin's upcoming projects, though, keep in mind that by and large 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 aspect worth mentioning. Kopin currently has no debt on its balance sheet, which is quite unusual for a cash-burning growth company, which usually has a high level of debt relative to its equity. This means that the company has been operating purely on its equity investment and has no debt burden. This aspect reduces the risk around investing in the loss-making company.

Next Steps:

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

1. Historical Track Record: What has Kopin'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 Kopin'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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