RE: ‼️ 1p is coming ‼️18 Feb 2026 08:59
Pete
You say sentiment doesn’t come into it — but in small caps, valuation is always a combination of numbers, forward expectations and market confidence.
On insolvency — that’s a serious claim. The company continues to operate, raise capital and progress assets. Distressed balance sheets and insolvency are not the same thing. Growth-stage infrastructure plays often run leveraged during build-out phases — that’s not unusual.
On Pyebridge — yes, output increases when additional gens operate. That’s how capacity scaling works. The key point is operational ramp-up. Infrastructure projects don’t start at peak revenue; they scale into it.
A 10% annualised return at partial ramp, during build phase, does not define long-term project economics — especially in flexible generation where pricing can fluctuate materially based on demand spikes and balancing markets.
You’re presenting a static snapshot as if it’s the final state. I’m looking at trajectory.
As for dilution — funding risk exists in all expanding infrastructure plays. The question is whether additional capital unlocks proportionally higher asset value. If it does, dilution becomes part of growth, not destruction.
And broker coverage? Many sub-£20m caps don’t have it. That’s not proof of failure — it’s proof of size.
The market has already priced in extreme caution. That’s visible in the share price. From here, the upside comes if operational progress proves more resilient than the market assumes.