RE: Can odx reach £29 Dec 2020 06:19
Bumping MBs comment up
2m tests per week is for Antigen, ABC-19 and cd4. £2 per test average is conversation. The food tests are on top of that made in Cambridge, plus any Elisa sales they manage plus the lab testing service they are launching.
If all goes to plan, which I believe in current circumstances is a easily achievable plan, I can see a minimum of £240m profit per year. £240m at a prudent 5x multiplier divide by 180m shares.
Personally I see growth beyond 2m lateral flow tests per week. I also see a huge cash balance that they can either invest, pay dividends or share buy backs. That’s why I also think a 5x multiplier is prudent.
I bet their were similar forecasts for NCYT saying it couldn’t get to £6. The simple fact is 2m tests per week from April onwards will be made. The likelihood is they will achieve minimum 3-5 years traction on those sales based on previous infectious diseases. I don’t often talk about share price but this is the maths based on the business plan Omega have delivered.
Risk factors:
COVID goes away overnight - check the history of infectious diseases. They take decades to eradicate if it can ever be achieved at all.
No sales take up.... desperate need for lateral flow tests. The more made the more they can be rolled out in different social environments. Any quality test made will be bought
Antigen test fails - Mologic are world class I back them over other developers any day. Make more antibody tests
Antibody test not taken up - make more antigen tests.
Both products fail- market capacity to the most in demand tests.
Colin has put a plan together at a level that is achievable with the cash raise at low risk to cash flow, and high probability of 100% utilisation. I get the impression they did not want to build capacity they cannot guarantee 100% utilisation for the next few years.
This will be very rewarding to watch this play out over the next 6-12 months. Party has not even started yet. The lateral flow market has hardly been launched. Omega are very well placed to take advantage.