RE: Positive placement8 May 2025 16:11
Been here before folks with i3e (twice). Based on experience don't be surprised to see the sp drop below 20.5p. There's a lot of loose shares that were picked up between 19-21p and some of these folks will sell rather than stay here for another year. Worth noting that with i3e the deals they got were far, far better than Central, and they still sat below placing for months. So make of that what you will. My thoughts are as follows:
- The size of placing is significant
- Mgt led the market to believe the acquisition would be debt funded. That's straight up dishonest and PB should be held to account for this.
- The size of placing means there will be an anchor on the share price for some time and it will be important to know who has picked up these shares. If f@ckers like Peel have participated then expect them to dump for 5% gains so any rise will be sold into.
- The size of placement points to our 'close' banking partners having reservations about how TXP would service the debt load. This is not good as they would have done their DD on this deal and our current performance. Says a lot about mgt and our banking partner's faith in their ability to monetise Casc.
- The placing price is surprisingly good. Considering PB is a complete f@ck up you would expect it to be in the high teens. This simply means the anchor is a bit higher, nothing more.
- Additional funding is secured, so one can expect Central to close. When? Who knows, we're talking about PB and his fat bod of f@ck ups. Will it make the sp re-rate? Unlikely imo but we could make a small step up to the mid 20's.
Capital raise imo was needed as the debt load would have been too great, and PB and his fat bod simply cannot be trusted to manage it. They are more likely to blow up Central based on past performance, than monetise it. Keep in mind the entire team has been working in TRIN for years, and they didn't have the correct drilling equipment for Casc 4. They can't even drill the hole, let alone navigate the geology!!! And it's still not drilled and hooked up!!!
Either way it's all done now. PB has proven yet again that he cannot be trusted. Having said that, TXP is now on more stable ground for the long term. It's just that we're not going to see the 30's until 2026, providing PB and his team can actually drill some holes in the right places in Casc. I'm expecting 19.5-21.5p range for a while. Anything more will require some Casc success imo. So a much safer investment for any entries in the 19-20p range, but definitely more long term payback now i.e. 1-2 years. Happy I didn't pay more than 21.5p for my most recent shares. Still 15% down on my investment though. I feel very sorry for lth's with averages in the 30's or more as they're not going to see any profit for at least 2 years imo. And that of course depends on PB and his circus clowns to get things right at Casc, which they have been unable to do to date. GLA