RE: IKA interview27 Jan 2026 14:34
Hi Tonks when I read the RNS and watched the investor presentation I had a feeling there might be a short lived market sell off, simply because there was no immediate big announcement. However, I actually think the chance of a big candle or multiple candles this year have increased for 3 reasons:
1. They may not have to go to 50Ah to land licensing deals with the auto industry.
2. They have diversified the range of Goliath applications e.g. defence sector - drones and portable batteries; and consumer electronics - mobile phones and other devices they couldn’t divulge where 10Ah is definitely adequate.
3. Stereax - whilst the medical devices will take time to get regulatory approval etc as Buzz pointed out, there is again a wider range of applications. My personal favourite is AI glasses where Stereax is a perfect fit in my opinion.
So whilst there was no ‘home run’ announcement last Thursday, I came away thinking that there will be multiple deals announced later this year. In the meantime if the share price drifts a little I will keep topping up. My confidence comes from the fact that Cirtec have rolled out Stereax to 21 of its cherished customers to test, because they are so confident in its technology. Then in terms of Goliath, Ilika are going for the luxury car market which I think is sensible given the Chinese will always corner the market for cheap mass produced tech. IMO quality always wins the day, just look at Apple.