Xeros summary23 Nov 2019 13:02
Excellent summary by Serialinvestor;
A COMPELLING INVESTMENT...
1. A staggering £130m invested to date; BASF as a supplier and some of Asia’s largest washing machine makers either taking licences or in discussions.
2. Solid institutional investor backing: Entrepreneurs Fund General Partner Limited (28.6% holding), IP Group (14.28%), Canaccord Genuity Group (9.25% holding), and Jupiter Asset Management (2.1%). Total holding is 54.23%.
3. Encouraging BOD interest: Mark Nichols (0.72%), Dave Armfield (0.66%), and Paul Denney (0.72%). Total holding is 2.1%
4. Strong cash and debt position: Projected cash balance at 20 November 2019 of circa £7m. The company is debt free.
5. Significant cost reductions in progress: Xeros expects to have 60 personnel to execute its licensing activities by the end of 2019. This is materially down from 148 at the end of December 2018.
6. Extraordinary upside: On November 01 2019, FinnCap initiated coverage on XSG with an initial price target of 4pence per share (see link below).
7. Imminent, game-changing newsflow on the cards: On September 06 2019, Xeros agreed binding Heads of Terms with Ramsons, the largest supplier of garment finishing equipment in Asia, to develop, manufacture and sell garment XDrum finishing equipment used to produce denim jeans. The principle commercial terms have been agreed and are expected to be finalised (and announced to the market) shortly. Details of this commercial agreement, likely to involve a substantial cash sum, will be game-changing for the business.
In addition, Xeros' first tanning contract is currently in the commissioning phase with LEFARC, a supplier of leather to major brands including Timberland. Production of leather using Xeros' technologies is expected to be announced imminently. This too will be significant news for the company and will set-up a solid platform for a lucrative commercial agreement.
VERDICT
All this (XSG’s incredible tech and strong commercial progress) for a bargain-basement valuation of £3.9m (current market cap £10.9m less £7m cash)!
Compare that to the valuations of this pile of vacuous nonsense:
• Bould Opportunities – £3.5m market cap.
• Minoan – £8m market cap.
• Petrel Resources – £13m market cap
• Tern – £26m market cap.
• Fastjet – £54m market cap.
TWO WORDS: PROFOUNDLY UNDERVALUED.
Https://www.finncap.com/news-events/finncap-research-company-notes-1-november-2019
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