RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Anybody thinking of a chance of dividend reinstatement? Note 11 of the Consolidated Financial Statements states: at the expiration of the swap agreement, the balance of $535,700 is now converted into a term loan payable monthly until August 2023 at a fixed interest rate of 6.159%. WestBond is paying $178,572 per quarter, that payment will go away in August 2023. WestBond has a revolving bank loan and at the end of FY 2023, the amount owned on the revolving bank loan was $12,351. Interest payments for FY 2023 was $45,914. By September 2023, the loan payment will end and WestBond could easily pay back the revolving bank loan.
The Net Cash Flows from operating activities for FY2023 was $1,933,280 and total revenue was $11,089,793. The margin is 17.4% ($1,933,000 / $11,090,000).
However, if an investor considers the cost of new equipment of $432,339 and the net cash outflows used in financing activities of $1,695,540, WestBond free cash flows for FY 2023 decreased by $194,599. WestBond ended FY 2023 with cash on hand of $73,471. If WestBond had not cut the dividend payments, WestBond would have needed to borrow money in order to pay the dividend.
Now let’s assume that for FY 2024, the only financial parameters that changes are the cost of purchasing new equipment ($300,000 instead of $432,339), the bank loans are paid off, the interest payments are no longer required and the dividend is not reinstated. At the end of FY 2024, WestBond cash position would increase by ±$1,000,000 (free cash flow). The free cash flow to Enterprise value would be 14.6% ($1,000,000 / $6,840,000.) For FY 2024, the final debt payments would total $297,545 and interest payments ±$19,000.
For four out of the past five years, WestBond revenues have ranged between $11,000,000 and $11,700,000. In order for WestBond to achieve a more favourable valuation, WestBond will have to demonstrate its ability to grow revenue and to count on a reliable workforce.
By the end of FY 2024, WestBond Board of Directors could decide to reinstate a dividend policy. If WestBond decides to return 25% of free cash flows as a dividend payment to shareholders, the annual dividend payment would be $250,000 or $0.007 per share for a dividend yield of 3.2%. If WestBond decides to return 50% of free cash flows as a dividend payment to shareholders, the annual dividend payment would be $500,000 or $0.014 per share for a dividend yield of 6.4%.
Enterprise Value
Share price $0.22 (2023-07-07)
Number of shares 35,625,800
Market cap $7,840,000
Cash FY 2024 $1,000,000
Debt FY 2024 $0
Enterprise Value $6,840,000
Free Cash Flows $1,000,000
Free Cash flow margin of 14.6% ($1,000,000 / $6,840,000)