Research on ADVFN Part 228 Feb 2015 11:53
Summary:
OMIP has delivered 4-yrs profitable growth...and hopefully a 5th when 2014 results are released on the 10th March 2015 . The "moat" is its content library iP which now encompasses 190,000 music tracks which they monetise via most online stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc) or the streaming services such as Spotifiy, or indeed via tv, advert & film.
Alongside these music tracks, OMIP is also building a video content library.
Per the Charles Stanley note produced in 2014,
OMiP acquires and exploits intellectual property rights around music, video and e-books as well as spoken word. It has the rights to over 190,000 nostalgia music tracks, performed by over 4,000 artists from 90 years of music and 7,000 video programmes. This is delivered to over 600 web based music and video stores. OMiP currently has over 20,000 digital albums listed on sites like iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and YouTube. OMiP has identified audio and visual streaming of content for future growth as demonstrated by the growth seen in YouTube, Spotify and Deezer.
I've mentioned this share on the ZULU threads over the years, most notably when they traded between 2p-3p. On their move from PLUS to AIM in April 2013 they rose from 8p to 20p when I believed that the shareprice had moved away from fair value. However, since this time the price has fallen considerably through a combination of - high valuation attributed alongside lack of newsflow IMHO. I've a buyer in recent months and weeks believing that they now look excellent value again.
You will have observed that c.20% earnings growth is forecast for year gone & c.25% forecast for this year (to 31/10/2015). Equates to a PEG of 0.7 if one considers EPS of 1.0p in the current financial year & considers 20% annual earnings growth a reasonable assumption given their financial track record.