RE: Fundraise timing21 May 2022 23:16
Let's just clear up 'The Fundraise'...
Yes, the company will require funds this year.
It is a simple calculation.
Bids announced they had £7.1m in cash at year end Dec 2021.
The company may well (I have seen it happen) have held some costs/invoices back to make that number look slightly more positive, but we have no evidence to suggest that to be the case?
So £7.1m in cash...
We know costs have increased - even if just the director salaries being hiked - so Draper and Fran will lift costs by some £448k if you include salary raise plus associated benefits...
The company are continuing to hire rightly or wrongly and
Revenues to June are pencilled in at £2.6m (as opposed to £4.4m - which would be 50% of the 222 target number)
Then we can see the loss forecast for 2022 is £7.8m...
So the company has a shortfall and the cash burn to end June will be higher than 2nd half due to 'revenues weighted to the second half'.
Also bear in mind HMRC are reviewing all R&D credit applications for 2021 and may review 2020 and earlier on a government crackdown on claims - so the bonus of a cash windfall is less assured this year?
All in all, I would pencil cash burn until June to be higher than 2nd half - so let's suggest £4.5m loss to June with £3.3m loss 2nd half to meet guidance.
So the company is burning through £750k per month and that leaves £2.6m in cash at end June.
In summary, I would suggest the company start the funding process 1st July with a raise completed by end of August purely out of prudence...
Thoughts?