RE: Not normally20 May 2021 12:51
Agree completely Aidan...not done himself any favours there, have complete confidence in the scientific board, but GC's not inspiring trust or confidence at the moment.
We've known for a long while that the science is extremely compelling (the only reason we are still here) but the way the business is run is poor at best. We know they trip over themselves with spin offs, poor PR, inaccurate RNSs etc.. and as discussed previously, < £1mn per annum would give you a weighty business minded CEO (no offence KS), IR team/Corporate relations function...but it's not going to happen unfortunately ...so you either step away or grin and bear it...
My main concern isn't around SP (quite relaxed about that bizarrely but not underwater to the extent of a lot of others), likelihood of success etc... but more around keeping the science community aligned over the coming 12 months+. There's an awful lot of power in one mans hands, and the bonus announcement doesn't sit comfortably. Given the disparity of holding/return at Board/Scientific Board, that can breed resentment (it's human nature) and the most important thing for me is keeping Drs Weiner/Ferrara etc... on side. (Having said that, scientists don't tend to be materialistic... money not their God usually, but I'd prefer it if the disparity between GC and others wasn't as great). Linked to this is the increasing contempt investors have and sentiment is huge - bonus not vaguely proportionate - into Mino Raiola football agent territory here, so anticipate this sliding further over the coming days).
This share does peak and trough a lot over the years, they have liquidity to run their pipeline programme and come H2 various news flow will see this climb again and give him the platform to do another raise on positive news flow to see them through H2 FY22 and FY23 (assume cash burn increases over next 12 months) imho.
Re share price, I can see it dropping to 60p as can't see any obvious news in the next month to counter the slide. I did notice Jadam post earlier in the week so suspect current price level hasn't gone unnoticed with traders and value is seen at these levels / just below. As we've seen before, when news lands it moves quickly, aided by US demand, and a small free float.
News isn't that far away but Tiziana timescales can only be taken as a vague indication at best, however second half of year looks like it should be busy.
If I could only keep one share for the next three months, definitely wouldn't be TILS, however if I could only keep one share in my portfolio for the next two years, it would be TILS...by a distance...will top up again, just giving it a week or two to see if it falls a little further (drop generally being bought into at the mo).
Anyway, just my ramblings...