Post on iii8 Jun 2009 16:31
This company currently owes more than its asset value but the RNSs indicate that since it resumed trading a couple of weeks ago the deficit has reduced. This is due to the increase in the value of its asset base which consists mainly of corporate bonds and the fact that it paying down debt.
If you go over to say, Hargreaves Lansdowne, and check out the performance of the corporate bond sector you will see that it has been on a steady upward path over the last five weeks, so if this continues the deficit will decrease and the sp should rise. Quite simple really, but this is still a high risk share. However we can expect a steady stream of RNSs indicating the NAV, which should keep driving things upwards, unless significant defaults occur with some of the bonds held by RIG.