Originally Posted by
Beagle
I have normalized this result for Covid by assuming they simply broke even during lockdown in April. 6/5 x $2.9m gives $3.5m, i.e. (Estimated Covid effect $600K before tax)
Last year second half profit was 22% higher and I think with new product ranges coming on stream its quite conservative to forecast 2H profit for FY20 as $3.5m x 1.22 = $4.3m which gives a forecasted FY20 net profit before tax of $2.9m + $4.3m = $7.2m or more importantly looking at profitability going forward from there a normalized FY20 result for Covid effect of $7.8m before tax or $5.6m after tax which on 218.8m shares gives eps of 2.56 cps, approx 95% gain on FY19.
On that basis at 60 cents the shares trade on a forward PE of 23 so I concur with your workings and I also agree that the prospects for growth going forward in FY21 and beyond are very encouraging to say the least. For a company growing earnings per share at around 100% per annum (assuming they meet my profit expectations for FY20) and having superb growth prospects going forward I think a PE of 23 is on the cheap, bordering on very cheap side and I would think if this was listed on the main board the market would accord them a PE considerably higher than 23, possibly 40+.
Prior to today's result I had been modelling eps for FY20 of 1.8 - 2.0 cps and thought about 50 cents was fair value. This result taking into account all the effects of Covid (not just the specific lockdown effects in April), significantly exceeded my expectations. How many companies do you know of that can grow earnings per share in the six month period of Covid 19 at 57% !...for goodness sake that's absolutely remarkable !
Disc: Topped up a few more today at 55 cents because I think they're worth at least 60 cents.