RE: Cash needed8 Aug 2022 10:00
Justthisonce. The RNS said "As at 31 July 2022, the Group had net debt of £21.2m driven by an increase in stock, working capital and capex requirements. ". It also said "We expect buying strategies to normalise as we move into the second half." and "As we approach the seasonally stronger second half, and actively manage costs across the business, we will benefit from leveraging our overhead base in line with previous years."
In other words, the cash burn has resulted in a larger than forecast inventory, which the company are hoping will be sold, resulting in a larger than forecast cash inflow in the second half. You have simply extrapolated the unusual cash burn forward on an assumption that management will ignore all the underlying issues and continue to build up stock hugely. Even though they've told us they're not doing this.