Comment by
mercurysmith on Oct 01, 2012 9:01am
IMC was never mentioned in that b-tv statement. It just referred to "34.2M in financing". It may be referencing some interim debt financing as opposed to IMC equity financing. We just don't know. The amount of 34.2M is so unique that I suspect it was for a particular purchase such as advance equipment/supplies, the land, etc.
Comment by
professorchaos on Oct 01, 2012 9:15am
If I'm not mistaken, the 35M from IMC is in USD. Since b-tv is Canadian, the 34.2M ought to be in CAD (unless otherwise stated). Given that the exchange rate currently sits just above parity, I'd wager that this is the 35M from IMC. I guess we'll have to wait and see, although it's very promising news!
Comment by
mercurysmith on Oct 01, 2012 9:20am
Professor, you make a good point regarding the exchange rate being factored in to the $35M = 34.2M. If the $35M has now been advanced, it is surprising there was no news this morning, because that would be huge news.
Comment by
professorchaos on Oct 01, 2012 9:58am
My thinking is that management most likely wants for us (strong longs) to know what is going on, without tipping off all the day traders. This is a reasonable approach if they are planning major repurchases, which I truly hope they are. (At current prices, the amount of extra cash they are receiving from shinhan (168B KRW vs 120B KRW) is enough to repurchase nearly half of the company.
Comment by
Dickles on Oct 01, 2012 9:58am
I wouldn't call it misguiding. They probably haven't physically received the money yet? Maybe all the paperwork still needs to be signed? This is why we need to spend a little cash on PR/IR/Marketing. GLAH