RE: Exciting Prospect13 Dec 2023 14:00
Just thinking aloud. IF this tax incentive is so mouth watering and lucrative, why has it not been utilized previously? Either it was a totally wasted bargaining chip and historic remaining BOD should be heavily criticized for inaction, or it's a bit of a red herring.. Time will tell I suppose.
IMO it's a catch 22. ECR would have to either buyout an already profit making business or amalgamate with an existing entity to actually benefit from the incentive. Now ECR clearly can't afford to buy out a profit making company (or at least one worth the hassle for the benefit), it would cost multiples of our market cap. Now we move onto another Co 'teaming up'/amalgamating.. They would indeed get a tax break on profit.. BUT for it to be in any way worth it for ECR, said company would have to share/divi a proportion of the benefit or business, otherwise what's the point.. When all is said and done, would it be entirely worth it? sure.. save some tax on profit by bunking with ECR, but oh dear, they want a slice of the pie we'd otherwise keep for ourselves anyway... If that all makes sense? lol
Again, just thinking aloud.