RE: FCA INVESTIGATION24 Jan 2019 05:10
I take your points and that is why we are at this level, you cannot lay the blame for this at the company as a whole, the BOD employ a CFO to do the books along with his team which is Audited by KPMG prior to being passed to the BOD for final sign off.
I am not accountant but from what I have read the CFO has been not been using appropriate methods which make the company look better on paper that it actually is ie Bad debts provision, account for actual receipts on the day of billing.
So what the hell have KPMG been doing in the audit ? the BOD have taken the facts as they are as endorsed by the CFO and KPMG.
2 independents have now been in and done a complete forensic exam of the books and practices and tighten this up and got an accurate picture of how we actually stand today.
Contracts are contracts and these are growing big style and they only sign up SME's so bad debts will be a lot lower than retail so comfortable on growing contracts but 2 concerns
1. margins - looks like the sale desks have been winning business but how much are actually loss making ?
2. Are we actually going to be profitable in 2019 ? as I expect revenue will be close to £100M
Will the toxic contracts be renegotiated or ditched once expired ? there for a potential slump in revenue post 2019 ?
Lots and lots to think about but on the positive side this company has been beaten to death £11M MC, more cash than the market cap and a large order book for 2019.
Can they turn this around ? I think yes and if they do the SP is be multiples higher.
The FCA investigation ? Someone should go to jail and you know who that is he has pulled the wool over the BOD and the Auditors and a 500,000 share option. Holes are not deep enough for people like this.
But the question is was is premeditated or he is just stupid and incompetent This is what the FCA will be focussed on.
So the bottom-line line is as follows
1. If the company sorts itself out which they are and they turn it around serious money to be made 4,5,6 times price increase
2. WE could be taken private
3. We get taken out for the order book and cash
4. Possible large fine
Place your bets folks but far worse stocks on the street than YU. as everyone needs utilities even during a recession /brexit