from July 20159 Mar 2016 12:27
From the most recent FY company results...
- New client wins jumped to 21 from 15
- Annual contracts totaled 42 up from 33
- Value of contracts rose to £3.1m from £2.4m
But despite this they still made a loss before tax of £1.58m. This was down by only £132k from £1.71m. After tax looked slightly better with the income tax receipt showing a total post-tax loss of £1.46m (down £146k from £1.61m) but still a huge loss for a company burning cash it can't afford to lose.
If £700k of additional contract value reduces the pretax loss by £132k assuming this is roughly accurate although not the only measure, they are going to need approx £8m+ of new contracts just to meet the ever increasing costs (this was before the admin cost increases in the HY report).
I presume margins will improve as contract numbers increase, for example share of admin costs should fall but I can't see IMTK breaking even this year.
"The growth in the aggregate value of our contracts and our strong renewal rates gives the Board confidence that, as greater proportion of the fixed cost base is covered by the existing customer base, the Company's contracted revenue base will be able to underpin the fixed cost base of the business in the long term."
Excessive administration costs are why the company turned a loss last year and again looking why they will continue to do so this year.
The market has long since priced this in.
Lastly liabilities against assets has been rather poor viewing for a while now and unless a placing or further loan is provided to shore up cash-flow I very much doubt we will see a positive net asset position in the next set of results.