RE: Share price expectations21 Jul 2024 14:39
There are no published expected sales volumes, or test price on which to base any estimate at this point (though see various previous posts for estimates based purely on a US LDT rollout and various assumptions). The guaranteed revenue that is part of the MOU, once signed, takes much short-term risk away. I have my own spreadsheet where i can play with different prices, volumes and valuation multiples for just the US (ciz has 10% equity stake in BIO plus 10% revenues). Even fairly modest numbers result in a valuation well north of current, perhaps 30-50Mil dependent on many factors.
Longer term you need to account for
a) size of global market (China, Europe, S America, APAC, Uk) - all we need here are partners like BIO, and it feels like there is little that is stopping this happening now other than time bandwidth for Allan.
b) ease of performing a blood test versus CT scan, potentially expanding current testing rates. In the US, 15million are eligible for screening but take up is only around 6%. That's a huge gap ciz could help fill. Plus ciz test could supplement ct scans to help reduce false positives (i think this may be part of the purpose of the hospital research study announced recently).
c) future extention of the format to a point of care (LFT style) test, which hugely expands the testing reach to hundreds of millions or people. This is now ciz's current research focus.
None of above will happen overnight, and a lot can happen in between, but these other factors are what lead some on here to expect Β£s valuations in a few years. Predicting exact figures and timescales is almost impossible, and there is always risk, and craziness of the market to account for (both up or down!).
Behnke is clearly very excited by this tech, to the extent he's moved from being a marketing consultant, to getting very personally involved as CEO of BIO, and obtaining investment from HNWI contacts which puts his personal reputation very much on the line. He knows the US health market well, so he seem very confident this will do well.
Personally i feel at the moment its a relatively low risk, potentially very high reward investment. I really think people will wonder why they didn't buy in the 2p stage. *Not investment advice* DYOR.