RE: Trading update: an excellent quarter (full research report here)19 Feb 2024 10:04
1. No date has been set for the vape ban ("sometime" in 2025 "maybe" plus 6 month consultation period)
2. A drop in revenue post-ban is clear but I can't see any discussion on effect on gross margins (currently at 41% by segment P.12 HY Sep-23). The shortfills are clearly cheaper to produce because they don't contain sensor, aluminium shell, heater, copper wiring or battery. Therefore while a drop in revs is clear (when/if it happens), effect on gross margins is likely to be much more limited. Kind of important to take this in to account when looking at growth going forward....right...?