Nanoco Group is a global leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, with c 375 patents. Focus applications are advanced electronics, displays, bio-imaging and horticulture.
Management has said that an order for around 100m sensor units could generate c £20m in revenue, which would equate to deployment across a high-volume handset range, especially if multiple sensors are included in the device. By way of context, Yole Research estimates that the CMOS image sensor market is worth $21.2bn, growing to $30bn by 2030, with applications across almost any market involving image capture mobile devices, automotive, industrial, surveying, security and agriculture.
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Brian Tenner
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Liam Gray
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Forecast net cash (£m)
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Forecast gearing ratio (%)
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% | 1M | 3M | 12M |
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Actual | (6.7) | (18.8) | (35.4) |
Relative | (3.4) | (16.8) | (40.2) |
52 week high/low | 23.4p/9.0p |
Nanoco has issued a circular recommending that shareholders vote against both resolutions being proposed by Milkwood in its requisition for a general meeting (scheduled for 11:30am on 13 December 2024). We summarise the board’s key arguments below.
Y/E Jul | Revenue (£m) | EBITDA (£m) | PBT (£m) | EPS (fd) (p) | P/E (x) | P/CF (x) |
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2022A | 2.5 | (2.1) | (4.6) | (1.32) | N/A | N/A |
2023A | 5.6 | (0.5) | (3.6) | (0.66) | N/A | N/A |
2024E | 7.9 | 0.5 | (0.2) | (0.26) | N/A | 64.2 |
2025E | 6.8 | (0.6) | (0.8) | (0.38) | N/A | N/A |