RE: Flying in France??27 Dec 2021 14:58
I expected exactly what has happened as it was logical and the 250 index is certainly more logical than AIM. The risk is as with lots of companies in the hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, can they survive to see the end of the covid impact. Spoons sales are at a level last seen in 2004. Wow
FY20 loss (£45m) was the biggest ever recorded by Spoons until FY21 (£167m) which smashed that loss out of the park. HY22 looks to be heading the same way. Cash dropped £130m to £45m as at July. Current liabilities 3 times that of the current assets. A very harrowing liquidity ratio. Already heavily debted at almost £900m. Net assets of £300m Vs a mcap of £1000m. With 42000 staff to pay and no furlough I do seriously worry for such an upstanding British company. You'll know better than me of what the cash position is like now but with the Hospitality sector becoming increasingly risky, cheap debt or even any debt may just become off limits. Will they turn to the markets, if so, it will be at a great deal cheaper than 900p per share imo.
Spoons actually strikes me right now as the polar opposite to ncyt. Elevated SP with very little fundamentals to support it. Worrying how they will pay the next payroll or the next supplier payment run.
I do hope Spoons can navigate their way through covid but it's certainly not something I'd be prepared to gamble on. Just tread carefully imo