RE: How dumb10 May 2019 07:46
So 16 days on from stating bbsn were in self destruct mode & that a return all the way back to 0.7p was possible, the SP has fallen 17% to 1.7p.
There are several reasons I think this fall will continue (all IMO)
1. Claire was the driving force behind the turnaround, she left very suddenly with no explanation which raises a multitude of questions and creates huge uncertainty
2. CFO share sale - suspect timing coming a couple of days before they announced CH had left.
3. They are more reliant on Facebook revenue now than when CH joined, any change in Facebook revenue (as stated in the final results) would have a very negative impact. I note a fall out of the top 10 on tubular labs in March, is this a blip or will it worsen?
4. Extremely negative sentiment at present
5. Combine this negative sentiment with any surprises in the half year update in late July and the market will cut this aggressively - for example if revenue falls due to lower FB views (looks likely given Q1 19 views vs Q4 18) .
6. The lack of any form of communication from the new CEO - does she really have nothing to say or is it an enforced silence???
7. The spectre of needing to raise cash if Facebook views deteriorate or spending increases; complete speculation at present, but £5m could quickly disappear if the new CEO doesn’t run as tight a ship at CH appeared to have done.
8. General lack of communication with the market via RNS - incredible lack of PR, especially regarding APAC, since they announced the Tencent deal last September.
9. Significant shareholders (CH, Invesco) have sold recently, and any selling without buying pressure would decimate the price.
At present, I literally see no positives here, which is a huge change from only a couple of months ago.
@billthebank @academy, I’m interested to hear your in depth opinion about why the above is such rubbish?