RE: Elephant in the room. - Finance11 Mar 2021 19:16
Hi chaps, I'm pretty sure there's an interview somewhere where HL discussed phased development and why they were not doing it.
I'd guess a combination of overheads, planning and tax breaks meant you got more bang for your buck doing it all at once, the reason he gave seemed to make sense.
I can't remember an exact figure but it might have been around $270 million, please don't treat that as fact though, my memory is shady.
So why change to phased development if it provides more bang for your buck? The answer might not be as onerous as we're struggling to get funding, that route imo might lead to less dilution. So smaller profits overall but more profit per shareholders.
Please treat the above as mere speculation and have a good evening.