RE: Elliott premieres blockbuster bid for parts of ailing Cineworld25 Mar 2023 18:33
Any bid for part, or the whole company, tells me that this is a product worth having, particularly when some of the interest comes from within the business. They pretty much know what the current takings are.
Majority of the people here (LTH) believe this one is worth a lot more than it's current status and the price is where it is, because of insecurity.
On the other hand Of course the shorters love insecurity and pray on it, so they will persist on their agenda.
The way I see it, this will be either sold near of what it's worth as a whole (if deep pockets take a shot), and if the latest financial numbers are any where near 4B(90% of 2019), then that figure will be a lot more than the 6B owed,
or any part sold (ROW possibly), currently valued 500M or thereabouts.
2nd option of part sale could very easily be used to significantly reduce the immediate debt and with it improve significantly the net takings and put CW in a strong position to renegotiate the rest of the debt.
I don't believe Mooky and the BOD care too much for the 1st option, because they know what the potential for the business potential is, otherwise they wouldn't ignore the competitors like Vue or Picturehouse.
And if the short term future is secured, then it's a different ball game, perhaps not quite the same heights of a while ago before Covid, but who knows.
Well definitely not a stock for the faint hearted.
Long term likely.
Just a few thoughts to share.
GLA