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28/11/20
13:21
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Originally posted by Scarpa:
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Just to illustrate, if DFS variables come in and AVZ gets 75% of that it will get US$152 million per year in nominal profit (i.e. cash flow). Compare that to finance. Noting that the DFS itself did not include the SEZ or remittance of VAT. Also we are not even delving into expandability and economies of scale. Seriously does that poster think this outcome would already be fully priced into the current SP LOL. Obviously this is the difference between a confusion of assessing finance against NPV and actual nominal cash flows, because interest payments and principal is paid from cash flow btw Obviously the key driver is demand and a supply shortage. Without these nothing matters. Ultimately it is about demand. Noting the sector itself has turned green, because I suspect the market is saying demand > supply, and prices will rise leading to profits, which then impact EPS and P/E ratios. In part SP now for lithium stocks is based on future earnings in the market, but this is more pronounced for brownfields projects than greenfields projects where the latter projects have not secured finance nor Offtakes etc etc If demand doesn't turn as I posted in the past that will impact all lithium stocks, including AVZ. Anyone wanting to know what impact binding offtakes have for greenfields developments, no need to look further than PLL and even visit historically what happened to PLS when it signed its first Offtakes before becoming a miner, meaning SP moves upwards etc etc. But ned a supply gap to emerge in the market. All IMO
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don't you get it? it will take years to get to mine any profits will first need to pay down project debt eg. $150M USD likely then there are going to be hydro costs, plant costs, road and transport upgrades, drilling of carrier d lest don't you see, there will be more and more costs and more project finance needed in the future for carrier d lest also the above coupled with risk is likely to keep a lid on SP in my view if management are paid well now, you can expect salary hikes and free shares in the future too