RE: Not sure if this ok news or just too much was expected.8 Apr 2021 10:09
Mzee I don't think anyone questions the potential of the projects KAT has in its portfolio. The problem is the ineptitude of the people running this company to get those project off the grounds whilst keeping shareholders best interests in mind. It's very telling that LC never has any "skin in the game" when it comes to the companies he runs. Which leaves him free to raise capital left right and centre, diluting shareholders but not impacting him as he has minimal shareholdings. (You look at companies like GRL where the BOD hold 50% of issued share cap - equity rises are a last resort.
£7 mkt cap for what KAT has beggars belief but it's a representation that the market doesn't think they will ever get any of it out of the ground.
KAT has ZERO revenue - but money going out of the door be that salaries or funding a drill programme. The company knew what they needed to do here but had no foresight to build a string balance sheet. LC literally gave away Imweru for a NSR (which is years away from providing revenue to KAT) and a tiny cash payment, again in the future. Plain stupid, should have used that sale to provide near term capital.
If they could have got their arses in gear, Blyvoor would be producing gold by now to fund these projects. It's a relatively simple tailings project, not an underground mine!
The worry for me is not the economic viability of projects but the fact they can't progress anything to revenue generating stages so run to the market for funds time and time again. The poor sods who took part in the Dec raise at 3p are 50% down.
Then you look at the terms of these placings. They issue warrants like there is no tomorrow! More potential dilution.
"·Should all 117,066,666 warrants (including Financing Warrants) be exercised, the Company would receive an additional £3,087,000 in cash inflow which would provide a significant additional cash runway for the Company;"
There is 30% of the current issued shares in outstanding warrants. The upside here from £7m mkt cap is significant. However, being diluted to oblivion in the quest to get these projects of the ground is my biggest concern. That dilution eats away at the upside. Still upside for me here but I will be keeping a beady eye on what this scumbag does in terms of funding this diamond drill programme....he has form!