Now that two quarters of FY2022 are in the books, I thought it would be interesting to see (in a simple way since I am not a financial expert), some basic estimates for the year, to get a hold where we are.
Revenue: So far PHA has $36 million in top line revenue through 2 quarters. Add in 1.75 quarters for the new acquisition, estimated at $24/4 = $6 million per quarter, and assume that the next two quarters give us the same $17 million each for the current business. This gives $36 + 2*$17 + 1.75*$6 = $80 million in top line revenue. So at our current market cap, we are trading at $26.8/$80 = 0.34 times sales.
EBITDA: So far PHA has $1.95 million in EBITDA. Take the most recent quarter as a bearish conservative estimate and add back the non-recurring expenses:
- $0.3 million for the implementation of a new ERP system and computer expenses
- $0.3 million for transaction costs related to their acquisition
I get say conservatively $1 million in EBITDA. The new acquisition adds approximately $3 million EBITDA per year, so $0.75 EBITDA per quarter, say. So a conservative estimate is $1.95 + 2*$1 + 1.75*$0.75 = $5.3 million EBITDA for the full year. At current market cap we are trading at $26.8/$5.3 = 5 times EBITDA.
If they return to their usual $1.5 million in EBITDA per quarter, then the business is seeing 4*$1.5 + $3 = $9 million in EBITDA and we are trading at under 3 times EBITDA.
Of course there are other perhaps better metrics that one should use to value the company and I welcome any corrections. But is the negativity on the company just market sentiment? It feels like everyone is pricing it as if the company is a failure.
Very frustrating, but I'll continue to pick up a few shares and check back in August to see if I am the fool for viewing the company more positively.