RE: Motley Fool Yu article17 Jan 2023 12:51
Yes the fool article is correct.
The ebitda loss was £4.2m in 2019, adjusted £1.7m loss in 2020
And then there was a contingency plan which include contract overhauls. Increased bookings, technology investment and revenues actually increased…
Wind forward to 2021 and…..
“ 2021 was a remarkable year and a stellar performance that's seen the Group outperform forecasts in terms of profitability, growth and forward looking contracted revenue. Despite the turbulence of the global energy commodity market the business has remained focussed and disciplined underpinned by our robust hedging strategy. Our strategy is working well and the 'hard yards' have harvested rewards.….”
4m profit 7m cash after substantial investment (tax deductible incidentally!)
So the hard yards had been done the time to buy was actually after the 21 finals. I didn’t know about them then… but wind further forward and….
The latest guidance…
“ Excellent trading performance, with full year financial metrics now anticipated to be significantly ahead of market expectations"
“ Board expecting revenue of approximately £260m for FY 22, being a c67% annual growth rate.”
So it’s been an incremental recovery story with the guidance increasing consistently to now higher than prior to covid. Costs have come down and there is a scalable platform…
The energy costs that concerns the fool are actually back to what they were to pre covid when yu went from 200p to 1200p
You can see the natural gas prices here and overlay the YU sp…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/natural-gas
Likewise for Brent
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
So the question is for MFool if the company has more revenues, higher guidance, lower costs on the back of scalable technologies and the energy costs are granted lower but back to what the were when a less efficient YU was at SP highs.
Why would you wait for the results to buy?
Well actually I am glad they are coz as a hybrid trader/investor that will be good time for me to sell a substantial amount for a free carry and to follow other opportunities. Unless of course they announce a ridiculous yield!.
Sparky,
Looking that trade was likely a buy. Of course we will never know for sure. Probably the biggest clue was a late print as indicative sells are going through on the clock.
It’s the ‘aggressors’ trade that gets printed and it’s difficult to attract stock. I wouldn’t be sure if we get backwardation trades here were some sells spuriously attract a higher price! I saw that on TGA, PLUS and DCTA on their climbs.
I noticed how another pull back was short lived! Lol!
Usual caveats
Trek