Cobus Loots, CEO of Pan African Resources, on delivering sector-leading returns for shareholders. Watch the video here.
Thanks Adele. Those are excellent reads. This extract follows our thinking … I think !
“ Although it is still too early in the current financial year to make a formal forecast, the Board stated in its 13 July 2021 trading update that it expected revenue and profit before and after tax but before exceptional items for FY2022 for existing operations to be materially ahead of FY2021. Noting also that it projected FY2022 revenues to be significantly ahead of the then current market consensus, it came as no great surprise that management were expecting profit before tax and exceptional items for the period to be c.10% below estimates, given the hefty additional costs incurred in anticipation of completing targeted acquisitions while committing to higher marketing/headcount.
Following its transformational FY2021, during which the Group produced strong organic growth, entered the energy management market and delivered a maiden profit despite the challenges presented by the global pandemic, confidence in the Group’s corporate direction, its ability to make and integrate carefully selected acquisitions on attractive metrics as part of its ‘Buy & Build’ strategy while also delivering on financial projections, are set to be further reinforced by yesterday’s news.”
I’ve bought another £1k worth today. Can’t see how I won’t double my money on current price although it’s a concern that the recent trading update didn’t really shake the share price from its slumber.
After the next results we’ll probably have. P/E ratio and everything! Madness.
Incidentally, there will most likely be a trading update in three weeks’ time. These have tended to be extremely positive affairs so anyone thinking about investing or adding here might want to work around this. I.e another positive update might raise the SP. Or vice versa.
In 2020 it was 27th Feb and in 2021 it was the first few days of March. They are always really predictable/punctual with their reporting and updates, unlike many other AIM companies.
Not a recommendation of course!
I can’t see it as anything other than a well considered “tax efficiency” measure. She can still buy and sell them as she pleases. But with a PE ratio of 6-7 and a dividend yield of 5%, she would be hard pressed to find a better medium term investment than FinnCap, even if she did sell some. I still can’t believe more people don’t want in on this at these levels. Absolutely baffling.
After selling half of my shares recently I’ve been gobsmacked by the recent SP decline on absolutely no news since the excellent trading update.
So I’ve added some more at today’s ludicrous giveaway prices to take me up to 100k shares. This may not be the very bottom yet but it’s a ludicrous bargain I think. Just mad for a profitable company to lose 33% in 6 months and more than 10% in the last week alone.
Could the SP actually rise today for once? About time we got some good news.
You must be psychic. … well at least today’s RNS can be classed as good news, a nugget in a recent sea of turds !!!
Financial highlights copied here - will read the detail later after I’ve done the school run. Happy days but watch the SP get marked down as usual !!
Group Trading and Highlights
· H1 Revenues up 44% to £9.7 million
· EBITDA before exceptional items up 120% to £0.8 million
· Profit before exceptional items of £0.4 million (H1 2021: £0.1 million)
· £18.3 million of contracted forward revenues over four years, up 250% from 31 December 2020, with £5.3 million converting into revenue during H2 2022
· The Board expects to trade broadly in-line with market expectations for the full year
Great that more are starting to buy in here, although no doubt a number will just be trading it up. Pity the SP is still criminally low though as a result of the placing.
I still think the market treated this placing as it would a placing for working capital. Remember ours was for an acquisition - one that was declared as contributing to the bottom line from day 1 as well.
I’m confident that this will be borne out in the next trading statement (expected in Feb) or interim results (expected in 2nd week of March).
Sorry, link to actual story here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59734254
Hi.
Probably unlikely, but I am wondering if the FDA have held onto their decision until after the verdicts in the Elizabeth Holmes case, announced earlier?
No real reason why they should other than the fact that some of the claims made about the Edison machine sound ostensibly similar to what Parsortix can ACTUALLY deliver. Something to muse on while we wait for news at least. Happy New Year to all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news
For every buyer there is a seller and all that. I won’t pretend to know what exactly is happening. Could be someone building a position. Or someone dumping. Or very possibly both simultaneously.
Date Time Trade Prc Volume Buy/Sell Value
29-Dec-21 12:35:35 12.70 250,000 Unknown* 31.75k O
30-Dec-21 17:09:51 12.987 250,000 Unknown* 32.47k O
30-Dec-21 15:04:12 13.05 150,000 Unknown* 19.58k O
30-Dec-21 16:54:47 12.987 250,000 Sell* 32.47k O
30-Dec-21 16:14:33 13.19 14,000 Sell* 1,847 O
30-Dec-21 16:09:20 13.19 3,790 Sell* 499.90 O
30-Dec-21 16:03:32 13.19 7,513 Sell* 990.96 O
30-Dec-21 15:50:05 13.19 7,581 Sell* 999.93 O
30-Dec-21 15:34:03 12.81 100,000 Unknown* 12.81k O
30-Dec-21 15:33:57 12.80 100,000 Unknown* 12.80k O
30-Dec-21 15:21:34 13.2346 2,825 Sell* 373.88 O
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
2nd tip out of five on this new Interactive Investor video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gWSYmq3EJEs
It’s always good to be noticed. Some other interesting ones on here as well. I previously held STX but lost my conviction the longer their accrufer saga dragged on. By all accounts an excellent iron remedy though.
Thanks and well spotted re the October date on the eEnergy website. That’s a bit shoddy of them but doesn’t excuse me missing it … the red wine does provide me some sort of excuse however!
Merry Christmas.
Assuming this info, taken just now from the Enet website, is up to date, it seems our Canadian investors might be behind some of the recent large, after-hours trades? Maybe selling on behalf of impatient or cash-strapped clients?
% of shares not in public hands
Percentage of shares not in public hands: 29.93%
Significant or Substantial Shareholders % of Existing Share Capital
Derek Myers 12.98%
Canaccord Genuity Inc 8.97%
Octopus Investments Nominees Limited 7.17%
Ian Mckenna 6.02%
Harvey Sinclair 6.02%
Stella Murphy 5.25%
David Nicholl 3.84%
River & Mercantile 3.04%
And still more big trades being managed through.
22-Dec-21 12:32:11 13.00 200,000 Unknown* 26.00k O
22-Dec-21 12:32:19 13.35 250,000 Unknown* 33.38k O
22-Dec-21 12:45:34 13.35 250,000 Unknown* 33.38k O
22-Dec-21 12:52:08 13.00 200,000 Unknown* 26.00k O
22-Dec-21 13:30:18 13.00 1,000,000 Unknown* 130.00k O
22-Dec-21 12:54:17 13.35 200,000 Unknown* 26.70k O
Actually, looking at the matching volumes, could these be some kind of matched trades? Ie buys and sells but not at market price? Do such things show on LSE?
Interesting pre-Christmas sales going on today!
Mixture of buys n sells I think.
Same happened today elsewhere as well, including FinnCap, another of my underpriced underpants holdings!!!!
Recent Share Trades for Eenergy Group (EAAS)
Date Time Trade Prc Volume Buy/Sell Value
21-Dec-21 16:29:55 13.35 200,000 Unknown* 26.70k O
21-Dec-21 16:20:39 12.94 200,000 Unknown* 25.88k O
22-Dec-21 16:50:26 12.987 750,000 Unknown* 97.40k O
22-Dec-21 16:48:44 12.987 750,000 Sell* 97.40k O
Fever, if the delayed trades from yesterday reported just now are sales (at 25p surely they must must be sales?!) …. then we have no shortage of shares and have an explanation for why the shares are so ludicrously cheap?
Why sell now though? That’s just crackers Gromit.
21-Dec-21 13:58:08 25.00 600,520 Unknown* 150.13k O
21-Dec-21 13:57:24 25.00 250,000 Unknown* 62.50k O
21-Dec-21 13:57:29 25.00 600,520 Unknown* 150.13k O
21-Dec-21 13:57:21 25.00 200,000 Unknown* 50.00k O
Part of me thinks “brilliant! Great news, what a relief” but I’ve been invested here long enough to think “if there’s no impact on orders they couldn’t have been running at full tilt then”!
Déja vu really. Once again it’s all down to the H2 numbers so prepare for a 12p and a 4p share price!
Merry Christmas ??
“worth” not “work”. Darned phone.