SIG22 May 2009 10:38
Lets hope this post doesn't get deleted!!!!!
SIG have grown through acquisition....a flawed business model at the best of times, but this has saddled them with huge debts, that still need to be repaid in times of recession.
They have recently had a rights issues at 75p per share, and this is where the share price is now headed IMHO. DYOR......but the recent magmt rpt (link below) is terrrible
http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200905130700141419S
Most of the funds raised have been used to pay down some of the debt they were in risk of breaching covenants on...but is it enough???
They rely on certain aspects of the construction industry i.e. RMI, newbuild, and office interiors. All sectors are on their knees. In Office interiors their two brands Komfort and CPD actively compete with each other in an area they have a monopoly on....crazy!
Rumour in the office inter ind is that the MD's of both companies have just been made redundant?????? Rumours of branch closures are rife
On insualtion, St.Gobain ,that were once rumoured to be interested in a takeover, have now formed Minster, which is gathering pace and taking market share.
One to be wary of at the moment....but remember all IMHO DYOR!!