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AAO Key Points
1. Augusta Industries has 2 divisions including Fox-Tek and Marcon
2. Marcon is primarily equipment sales and service and has been a consistent income for the company. Margins for Marcon are in the teens and FOX TEK about 55% They average 25 to 28% on a consolidated basis. Note that Marcon revenues are now over 3 million this past year.
3. Augusta now has positive cash-flow and projected revenues of about 4.5 million dollars for 2016.
4. The company has posted back to back record quarterly sales
5. Fox-Tek has patented sensor technology for the pipeline industry for which they have only recently proven and started selling.
6. Fox-Tek offers a thorough and effective solution for the pipeline industry, whereby they can monitor and report on pipeline corrosion for areas of concern.
7. Their solution is non-intrusive, cost effective and does not require them to shut their system down. Traditional methods of pigging require a great deal of manpower and time to complete and is only done periodically. Fox-Tek sensors detect corrosion inside the pipeline walls which is often missed by traditional UT scans as they can only detect surface corrosion. Furthermore Fox-Tek monitoring can be continuous.
8. Fox-Tek has virtually zero competition in this space. There is only one main competitor but they don’t have the quality of DMAT analysis FOX TEK has. The competitor’s analysis is periodic whereas FOX TEK is continous. Analysis comes from experience and knowledge of the space, the industry and sciences behind errosion and corrosion. The main issue nowadays with the competitor is the fact that they are owed by a huge company and they are a small piece of the big picture, therefore their engineering and post sale services are not like FOX TEK.
9. There are literally millions of miles of aging pipeline that is becoming a growing concern for the environment and pose a costly risk to the oil companies with millions, if not billions of dollars in costs when blowouts do occur.
10. Governments are implementing fines up to $1 billion this June 2016 which will be a strong incentive to implement a comprehensive and effective solution to potential blowouts.
11. Fox-Tek has already made sales with some of the biggest names including Enbridge, Shell, Saudi Aramco, TransCanada, Interpipeline, CNRL, Syncrude, Pembina, Legacy, Chevron, Petrobras, Apache
12. Currently have MOU’s and in negotiations with several majors including Mitsubishi, Indian Oil, TAP and possibly others for which major deals or partnerships may be announced at any time.
13. Current partnership with FLUOR (formerly Stork) and we may soon see further developments on this front.
14. They are gaining global interest.
15. Each unit sold comes with data analysis management for which they make between $6,000 to $8,000 recurring monthly revenue and most is profit.(Note that FOX TEK has 2 contract types, 1. Sell the system outright and charge for DMAT analysis (annual $7,200). FOX TEK also contracts for Turn Key Service without selling the hardware and charges anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000/month (depending on the # of site).
16. Pipeline operators put an additive in their pipelines to inhibit corrosion. Fox-Tek monitoring can tell the operators to increase or decrease the amount of additive based on the rate of corrosion.
17. The sensor technology is not limited to pipelines. The FBG and FT systems can also monitor stress, strain, bending, buckling and movement on structures to validate the integrity of bridges, tanks, dams, etc.
18. Clients are very wealthy
19. Management is driven for success
20. CEO controls 95 million shares (37%) of total 254 million outstanding shares. Board and other insiders own 17 million. New Pinetree management holding stong with 38 million. This represents about 60 percent of the outstanding shares in strong hands and not likely selling anytime soon. PP holders from last year not likely selling anything below 5 cents (39.88 million). This does not include any private individuals with large positions holding strong.
21. Finances are now in the black and there is no need for further financing or dilution.