eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some light on the company. eHealth, Inc. operates a health insurance marketplace that provides consumer engagement, education, and health insurance enrollment solutions in the United States. The US$271m market-cap company announced a latest loss of US$35m on 31 December 2024 for its most recent financial year result. The most pressing concern for investors is eHealth's path to profitability – when will it breakeven? In this article, we will touch on the expectations for the company's growth and when analysts expect it to become profitable.

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Consensus from 4 of the American Insurance analysts is that eHealth is on the verge of breakeven. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2025, before generating positive profits of US$2.3m in 2026. So, the company is predicted to breakeven just over a year from now. How fast will the company have to grow each year in order to reach the breakeven point by 2026? Working backwards from analyst estimates, it turns out that they expect the company to grow 67% year-on-year, on average, which is extremely buoyant. 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 eHealth given that this is a high-level summary, but, keep in mind that typically a high growth rate is not out of the ordinary, particularly when a company is in a period of investment.

One thing we’d like to point out is that The company has managed its capital prudently, with debt making up 7.4% 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.

Next Steps:

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

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