profit warning? 4 Oct 2007 13:32
There is nothing new in this. All its saying is that the revised production targets are on course to be met. As far as the profit warning goes, the most concerning part was the price of feedstock squeezing margins. This release says nothing of that. The positive news on that dreadful day was the joint venture to produce silicon feedstock themselves of which 300t/annum capacity should be up and running by early 08, and 750t by the end of the year. The most interesting figure was the announced capacity target of both mono and multi crytalline wafer prod'n of 645MW by the end of '08. This indicates a 500% increase in prod'n between 07 and 09.(assuming no further announcement). If the squeeze on margins can be kept in line with the last quarter it would mean an operating profit in the region of $100m in 09. Share price theoretically pe=10 would be over 500p. pe12 600p. Where it should be now is an emotional question in a share as popular as this. To me, its fallen too low, I've topped up and hope to see a significant rise fairly soon.