RE: FYI23 Jul 2021 22:55
Nobody likes to see the value of their investments fall by over 50% in a matter of a few short months, some are nursing a large 6 figure reduction in the value, Mark Ward has seen his investment drop by 7 figures. Thankfully the majority will still be in profit or sitting on a small (ish) paper loss. Nothing has changed here, the acquisition has added significantly to the AUM since it was completed, the fund has increased AUM, the RCF counterparty will be investing in the form of an SMA (how much we dont know but could well be the $100 million), the RCF itself is likely to also go ahead as per the update. A number of negotiations are ongoing and much much more has happened since the previous update. The company is in a much better place than it was at the start of the year and clearly a great deal of progress has been made.
This drop is simply because some people dont have the patience needed to be investors. They dont see the bigger picture and are too focussed on certain aspects (mainly the delayed rcf). Take a step back look at all the information that's available, look at where we are now compared to 12 months ago, and look at where we will likely be in 12 months time then ask yourself if it's worth holding on to your investment here. Once you've done that then you have 3 options:
1. Buy More
2. Hold
3. Sell some or all of your holdings
Only you can make that decision but don't based on knowledge and fact rather than an emotional response to a drop in SP (also consider theres been no real volume) or an emotional response to seeing a large reduction in value.
As Giles said earlier theres a very small number of people that hold a rather significant percentage of the company who see the bigger picture and will continue to hold.
I'm more than comfortable with my investment here. I believe that Gobind and the team will deliver on their vision for the company and those of us holding from current levels when the company is bought out will look back and be glad we invested at the start. Opportunities like this are few and far between, I can think of no more than 3 others currently on AIM or the main market where early investment should reap large rewards over the longer term.