Chris Heminway, Exec-Chair at Time To ACT, explains why now is the right time for the Group to IPO. Watch the video here.
I know many CARD holders report on how busy their local CARD stores are, so thought i would do the same for WRKS.
So when I was in town (in the south east) yesterday I popped into my local WRKS with my daughter and I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of people in there and paying at the till.
It was not packed but still in my 5mins in there at least 10 different customers purchased items, with a steady flow of traffic. The shop is definitely less full i.e. less lines of stock being sold, but what was there seemed good to me. My daughter got 2 books (i paid!) and she said the range was very much in. So all in a positive report, and I was £15 lighter leaving the shop.
- CARD was busy as well.
All the best
I think the statement was positive and great that the increased fleet size is booked out for the rest of year i.e. order book full.
There are some concerns around interest costs etc but the management team must be fully aware of that, and you would hope this is incorporate in the fees they charge their clients - all the big boys are using their services.
A proposed dividend albeit small (which is understandable) is another good step IMO.
It's now for Cenkos to broke the company, get them in front of institutions, and if one or two of them take stakes, with the tight liquidity on this one, it would push this up nicely.
Good luck to all holders
I think it will be a bit early to start paying dividends, ££ more likely to be used for acquisitions IMO. I guess we will find out soon enough.
From the admissions document:
The Directors recognise the strong earnings profile of the Company following Admission and believe that
the Company will be well placed to pay a regular dividend to Shareholders. At the same time, the Directors
believe that there is significant opportunity to grow the business and win market share, establishing ADF as
a market leader in the UK.
It is the Board’s intention to commence a progressive dividend policy when appropriate and will target a
dividend cover of approximately three times earnings per Ordinary Share in the near future.