Spare cash, or shopping money ?7 Apr 2020 10:45
That's a very good RNS, and as pointed out by Bluerill, by rolling the notes forward for a year but keeping all the terms the same, we are in a fantastic financial position.
-No debts and cash in the bank to the tune of $74 mill, with over another $100 mill to come by the end of next year, we must be the envy of most other small E&P companies---and not just on AIMS.
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-IF it were "spare cash", we could be hoping for a big shareholder pay out---------------but the company seems intent on stockpiling this cash, as the loan notes slowly run down.
-If those loan notes are exhausted come Dec 2221, what income will we have, ---as things stand , just our Divi from our 10% Indirect holding, interest on any cash balance we may still have, and our service revenue--------$10--$25 mill maybe.
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-$175 mill cash by the end of next year, plus our working interest from our 10% indirect holding, plus services and Barry, is still, as I said late last year, heading towards about $220-$250 mill, or about 45p a share.
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-Is that enough for our three major holders---------------no-------------so there has to be more.
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-Is that cash mountain destined for other things----------------certainly looks that way, ----and with oil at a low and many companies on their knees, there must be some wonderful opportunities opening up.