Back to business!!6 Jun 2017 08:56
We have had enough distraction from the business. It's a very basic tactic, but it worked again. We should watch for them starting that and resist joining in.
From the last update:
"FY17 capital spending will be materially lower than FY16, and cash outflows relating to onerous contracts will fall from £6.7m in H1 FY17 to approximately £1m in H2 FY17. Given this reduction and the stabilisation of the Group, we are confident that we have sufficient funding in place to execute on our plans. We will continue to evaluate all the Group's assets to make sure they remain relevant to our strategy and add to our value."
Pending finkit sales, the star asset is MVC. Beetham pointed out that the 50%+ increase in revenue, from £4.7m (H2 2016) to £7.0m (H1 2017) dropped straight through to ebitda, which shot up from £0.9m to £3.2m over the same period. With that rate of increase, and with revenues up 146% on average in France, USA, Germany and Australia, we should expect this cash machine to do even better in the next update. No wonder that the sp shot up to nearly 4p on the rumour that it would be sold!
£27m in the bank at the last update, expenses and provisions slashed and award winning software still being produced. I cannot wait for the next update!! Investors still have hecklers urging them to sell, as we have seen them do in other stocks, but this is NOT 1984, this is 2017. For every "truthspeak" that is broadcast, we have google. Simply look at the trading statements for the real truth.
Look for increased ebitda in the next statement and for guidance on future profitability. Leave it to the accountants, NOT the charlatans.