RE: Capital6 Oct 2020 12:28
Thanks gspanner, I appreciate at least 1 reasoned response anyway.
With all that EQT have in the pipeline, there is no way they have ability to put skin in the deals for even a quarter of those. Now we don't know the likelihood of success, which I imagine is what is holding the company back in valuation vs peers, but it also begs the question on funding. Palumbo rightly wants to obtain the best possible return, which means putting capital up front. However, that impacts cashflow and bank balance. So they either need to be extremely selective on projects (perhaps that is where Wood Group come in), or they need additional finance through bank/credit facilities or do a further placing. If they are selective, then it limits growth in the short term. SAE reached a debt financing agreement with Hana Financial Investment Co, so I wonder if EQT are looking at similar structure.