RE: Good day to Rob on Friday! 14 Apr 2014 15:48
Hi Rob,
Thanks - it’s fun to read your letters too!
Ah I had not noticed that. Just quickly could you explain the significance of the accounts receivable figure? Is the issue that it is money owed to the company which they may or not receive, and yet they include it in the revenue figure? Sorry but I’m really unfamiliar with it.
I’m not in VLK because I am waiting for it to break through 50p, which really seems to be a barrier for the company, but I’m a big fan of the company myself. It’s undervalued, has a great BoD, is in a strong financial position, and is growing fast.
Vislink’s fast growth has been organic so far but it has just acquired Pebble Beach which should really help too. Pebble Beach (PB) has revenue of £5.6m and pre-tax profits of £1.3m. As you can see the revenue isn’t huge but it’s high margin, and the amount PB will contribute will probably be higher than the figures I just gave you in the coming year. Of course the takeover used up all the cash they had previously but, in my opinion, it was better for them to make that move to accelerate their growth rather than let the cash sit in a bank account, and they did buy PB very cheaply!
Thanks for the equitydevelopment link – I look forward to reading what they have to say, and will probably post it on the VLK bb unless you beat me to it lol.
Ah it’s interesting you mention CAP because it’s a stock I’ve considered buying previously following el1te rating the company as a ‘Buy.’ I’m not sure if you’re familiar with el1te but he’s a superb analyst who has largely influenced my investment style. He judges stocks by fundamental analysis like me but then uses technical analysis to time his entry. He is ultimately a value investor so the fact he chose to put CAP in his portfolio really surprised me. However, having read his analysis, I can see that CAP is easily one of the safest speculations you could make.
That reminds me - you know I told you that Stockopedia’s Paul Scott really likes SNTY? Well he is similar to you and I in that he’s always on the lookout for undervalued stocks yet he loves SNTY, despite admitting it isn’t a stock he usually goes for. It’s also worth noting he is invested in VLK too.
Thanks for asking but my insurance broking results are not for ages, I don’t hear anything til June!
And yes maybe it is time for us to migrate to a different board. I’ll let you decide which :)
Best regards as ever,
Dan