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Not a peep from anyone. Volume's in excess of 3 million now, so I guess you all have sold yours and busy digesting those multi-digit losses. Come next week, I might need to congratulate you all for that 50%+ loss trade as we're heading to zero clearly. I do hope the tide turns around though. The 4.5p bid must hold.
So if the results are all that rosy, why are these retail holders dumping 200k shares every minute? Volume's 2m+ on the day so far, and this indiscriminate selling's just keeps gathering pace. Why's everyone so desperate to take huge losses in a company with such optimistic prospects? Are they being irrational? All I see is a sea of red as if Byotrol said they were going under.
Sounds good to me. Also IP licensing seeing "the start of an extremely high-margin and high-profile revenue stream".
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BYOT/final-results/15104000
Commenting on the results, John Langlands, Chairman of Byotrol plc, said:
"This past year was an extraordinary one by any standards, in our industry and in society in general. Byotrol's financial results to March 2021 were our best ever, boosted by demand for our products due to COVID-19, but we believe will continue to benefit from new post-pandemic approaches to infection prevention in institutional, business and consumer environments.
We continue to see many opportunities on our markets and continually review how best to maximise returns from them. Your Board remains optimistic for Byotrol's prospects."
Venture Life interim revenues slip as hand sanitiser sales fall
https://www.sharecast.com/news/aim-bulletin/venture-life-interim-revenues-slip-as-hand-sanitiser-sales-fall--8063393.html
19 August 2021. You should checkout their stats!!
Cor blimey, what happened today, does anyone know? No news whatsoever and obscene amounts of selling making me feel like the last of the Mohicans!
Everything you need to know about this stock happened in 2006. A brilliant idea, patent & launch. All key markets, customer and sectors engaged, the pinnacle being healthcare: a partner and access to the NHS. Then the slip-ups, starting with a tall tale shooting the SP to 74p with enough unease to grease the slope downwards ever since. Miss-managed with some style.
Results were expected in July, so they missed their own stated date.
It doesn't do reputation much good when a company repeatedly misses the results announcement date.
It would have been better not to state the results date in their Apr TU. Investors would have expected them in Sept and results in Aug would have been seen as a positive.
"We expect to announce our final results in July."
https://byotrolplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-21-TU-approved-pdf.pdf
I'm sitting on fence with this one. Not expecting it to jump when the results are out. SP was up 7.2 in April when they forecasted a robust FY performance so expecting no sparks on the day. Fundamentals look good but no broker coverage since 2016 leaves it with no guidance and makes it look like a forgotten stock. TIGGR report gives hope and makes it a buy but that's putting too much hope in one basket. This stock just needs a scandalous report against alcohol based products for it to shine.
Wishful thinking looks like I’ve read an old report
They’re due on 19 August.
Hopefully some positive coverage in MoS will drive price higher
Ticking up nicely towards the results:))
Results due soon and should be excellent imo :))
Read the article, they mention Boots, as they have done in previous articles.
Look at the online sales of the Boots product.
50ml bottle:
It currently shows < 10 sold in last 24 hrs.
https://www.boots.com/boots-anti-viral-hand-foam-50ml-10278907
Same with the 200ml bottle.
11 sold in last 24 hrs.
https://www.boots.com/boots-anti-viral-hand-foam-200ml-10278908
These were around 100 bottles over 24 hrs in the early days of the Pandemic.
17th Aug 2020:
Midas recommended Byotrol, referencing Boots brand as one of the reasons to buy:
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-8630601/MIDAS-SHARE-TIPS-clean-Byotrol.html?mrn_rm=rta
17th Aug to 24th Aug:
within days, the sp shot up from 6.3p to around 10p.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/quote/BYOT.L/history?p=BYOT.L
However, the following week, the sp started falling back again.
23rd Sept - fy2020
https://byotrolplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-23-Prelims-RNS-FINAL-pdf.pdf
the sp was drifting back down towards 6p.
7th Dec - just 2.5 months after fy results, they published the interims, H1 2021.
https://byotrolplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/H1-2021-1.7.pdf
The sp on 7th Dec was around 6.5p-7p and drifted lower.
Given the sp is back to where it was pre-the Aug Midas recommendation based on events and so made no difference last time, why should it make difference this time?
Check the interims and sp history yourselves.
Read through the previous posts on here and it's clear some PIs weren't happy with the performance, having bought in on the Midas tip.
If you insist on repeating your previous biased post then I must repeat my reply
stt selective parts from the interims that actually read
Significant improvement in financial performance:
-- Sales trebled to GBP6.7m compared to GBP2.2m in H1 2020 (and GBP6.1m for the full year to 31 March 2020)
-- Gross profit on product sales increased to GBP2.3m from GBP0.9m
-- Adjusted EBITDA * increased to GBP1.2m compared to a loss of GBP0.4m in H1 2020
-- Net cash and cash equivalents of GBP1.7m at period end after substantial investment in stock
Here's the same poster on the other site with his other shorting friend back in Feb last year
ikhthetech 20 Feb '20 - 10:47 - 4540 of 7660 0 0 4
Brownson
"I fear byotrol has missed the boat. "
"The public (and commercial customers) will have forgotten all about this in another couple of weeks."
Exactly. Covid-19 isn't even front page news anymore.
Not to be trusted at all and as you can see not exactly right
According to this SKY article, UK dropped WHO guidance before the 1st lockdown.
Coronavirus: UK dropped WHO guidance on alcohol-based hand sanitisers before lockdown
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-dropped-who-guidance-on-alcohol-based-hand-sanitisers-before-lockdown-12056746
Yet, H1 global consumer sales increased Consumer sales by only £590k to around £1m, during the busy pandemic period, H1 Apr-Sept, so any lower would be shocking!.
That includes Boots, Homeandcleaning, direct website sales etc etc...Global consumer sales.
Consumer:
"H1 revenues more than doubled to £1.01m from £0.41m, including a small amount of IP-based income, versus nil IP income in the comparable period. Gross profit (on products) increased to £0.43m from £0.17m. "
"Elsewhere, sales across existing customers all increased in this segment, especially into Japan via our longstanding agents in pet and healthcare."
https://byotrolplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FY-2020-web.pdf
Apart from that alcohol free sanitiser is widely available.
As with demand for any product, other companies adapt and enter the market.
Results due next month, so not long now.
Best wait to see what they have to say.
This view from the stt1 who has consistently knocked this stock since it was less than 1.5p.
So, from a tiny demand for non-alcohol sanitiser (due to WHO giving incorrect/wrong advice), the demand will rise ... most likely a lot because it is so much nicer to use than alcohol based sanitisers. Quite possibly demand will be more than 25%. Byotrol have 92% of the NHS covered, so as usage increases this can only be good for Byotrol. A lot to like here for investors.
"We do informal surveys that lead us to believe probably a quarter of people would prefer not to use alcohol on skin."
Probably a quarter!! 75% don't.
As with any product where there is demand other companies adapt and enter the market.
eg Boots alcohol free sanitisers available online:
Nilaqua 55ml for £2.49 compared to Boots (Byot) based 50ml for £3.19. So bigger bottle and cheaper than Byot based Boots own brand.
Nilaqua:
https://www.boots.com/nilaqua-alcohol-free-hand-sanitiser-70ml-10231790
Boots own brand (Byot) based:
https://www.boots.com/boots-anti-viral-hand-foam-50ml-10278907
How did the MoS do last time?? The sp spiked on the tip before crashing back on results.
Official report paving way for wider use of alcohol-free hand sanitiser gives 'powerful' boost to British firm Byotrol
By NEIL CRAVEN, FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 21:50, 26 June 2021
An official report paving the way for the wider use of alcohol-free hand sanitiser has given a 'powerful' boost to British firm Byotrol, its directors said.
A Government task force said earlier this month that guidance on the use of non-alcohol sanitisers was 'confusing' and should be reviewed to provide 'a level playing field' with alcohol-based products.
AIM-listed Byotrol, which is advised by Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith, said official guidelines had put off potential customers.
Rubbing its hands: Byotrol, which is advised by Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith, said official guidelines had put off potential customers +1
Rubbing its hands: Byotrol, which is advised by Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith, said official guidelines had put off potential customers
Hand sanitiser makes up a third of Byotrol's business, with the remainder coming from surface cleaners. It provides the NHS with 92 per cent of its non-alcohol sanitiser under its label Invirtu and also makes Boots own brand.
Alastair Demick, head of business development, said: 'Reviewing [the guidelines] and providing clarity for consumers and businesses required to provide hand sanitiser across education, workspaces and retail is powerful. People pay attention to it. It is a positive move.'
Byotrol, which has a turnover of £11million a year and employs 35 staff, provides an alternative for those who find that alcohol-based products cause skin irritation, people who prefer to avoid alcohol on religious grounds and those in secure units where alcohol is restricted.
David Traynor, chief executive, said: 'The global hand sanitiser market is north of $2billion (£1.5billion) a year of which alcohol-free is a tiny percentage. We do informal surveys that lead us to believe probably a quarter of people would prefer not to use alcohol on skin.'
hTTps://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-9728701/No-alcohol-sanitiser-firm-Byotrol-rubs-hands.html
why do you care about it if your NOT a shareholder
I would be more worried about NO win NO Fee lawyers suing TLY & 111 services for giving out wrong info to callers
Is there a date for when fy results will be published or is it sometime next month?
TIA
Fantastic news, they now just need to spend some monies with one of these marketing companies
https://themanifest.com/uk/digital-marketing/agencies
Interview with the CEO of Byotrol, David Traynor, talking through details of the RNS Reach that was released on Monday 21 June which might be of interest :
https://youtu.be/6CRBXk2RGp0