RE: The more I read14 Jun 2020 10:29
I look at the current share price situation as being a part of the price discovery process, typical of what can happen after an exponential rise. At the £5.10 high reached in early April, the market cap was £350m, reported sales at this time were £17m, so clearly the share price was ahead of itself. Now we are at the other end of the spectrum; market cap of £160m with reported sales to May end of £120m. I agree with ShaunP’s excellent workings posted yesterday (thank you for that), that with current information, middle fair value of £3.94 per share / a market cap of £275m is about right.
The fact is nobody really knows how much more revenue will be generated by Covid related sales, but our regulatory approvals put us in prime position for the rest of the year versus competitors; I’m confident we’ll sell all we produce.
Looking at the bigger picture, Primer Design had a profitable history & very high gross margins prior to Covid-19. The impact of their new global standing on non Covid related sales is something I’m particularly interested in seeing; high growth here would underpin any future P/E based valuation estimates.
If 2021 non Covid related profit before tax was £10m a P/E of 25 would support a market cap of £250m, which is more than achievable given the cash resources that will be available for new product development, marketing & distribution etc.
All in all, taking a 3-24 month view (ignoring the immediate short term), it’s hard to see much downside from the current level...