RE: RNS9 Sep 2022 09:46
An extract;
Liberum have taken a sensible approach in their forecasting, predicting Sylvania’s revenue will bounce back 16 per cent to $177mn in the new financial year to lift pre-tax profit by more than $30mn to $114mn and boost EPS from 20.6¢ to 28¢, or 24p at current exchange rates. On this basis, around 60 per cent of anticipated net cash flow from operations of $86.3mn will add to Sylvania’s cash pile even after factoring in generous dividend payments. This explains why Liberum forecast net cash of $174mn (57p a share) by 30 June 2023, a sum equating to two-thirds of Sylvania’s current market capitalisation. Effectively, the shares are priced on a prospective cash-adjusted price/earnings ratio of one, a bargain basement valuation in anyone's book, and that ignores scope for a repeat of this year's generous dividends.