DQE10 Jul 2014 10:53
Still languishing I see. M Cap is now only £5.25m! Profit after tax was £4.27M if memory serves.
Clearly the issue here (as I think we all know) is the recoverability of debtors.
Just been thinking about this - need to have some more time to do better analysis (and I daresay access to auditor working papers lol) but whilst trade debtors are clearly very high (equivalent to the annual turnover in fact) it is worth remembering that that turnover does not accrue evenly throughout the year. Most accrues in the final quarter so you'd expect to have a significant amount o/s at year end.
Revenue for first 6 months was £8.7M, meaning that of the o/s trade debtors, it is likely that £15M of the £25M is 6 months old or less.
Look, I'm not saying this is ideal, but they have provided against some which means the hit has been taken on that element at 31 March.
I am not sure what the current position is, but this is obviously the area of focus for the company. Will it bankrupt them? I think they have been around long enough to know that debt recoverability is a factor here and they have said they are dealing with it.
IMO this is a great entry price if the above is the sum total of the risk, which I believe it is at the current m cap.