There are lots of yield investor who borrow funds with cheap interest, buy cheaply from the open market (less than .45), keep for 2 to 3 years, get back .5 + accrued interest
Or they can be initial investors with cheap interest to subscribe @.5, sell the warrants to average down cost price, later opt to cash out @.5 + accrued interest
Given that the most "successful" SPAC, Hibiscus , listed 7 years ago @.75 cost , is only trading at .82 +-, even after selling the free warrants to average down cost price, is still hard to make ends meet, if any, at the current price; considering 7 long years of opportunities lost !
The success of SPAC very much depends on the prospect of the industry it is in. Valuation concern is secondary. Take the previous 4 oil SPACs as example, Hibiscus succeeded because oil price was US$100 then, the next 2 failed because oil price plunged and reach energy succeeded partly because of recovering oil prospects. Rsena is in a booming F&B industry, and listed F&B stocks are trading at very high valuation. Even though this make acquisition more difficult, I view this positively as the chance of success will be worst if Rsena is in poor performing industry now eg. property, oil etc. Regardless of valuation, it is very hard to find investors for difficult industries.
The director's said at the agm " we would not draw the curtain until the final stage' For warrants, high risk high return. Worst scenario, can still dispose at one cent.
I still remember another SPAC stock "Reach", Reach-wa price rise from lowest 2sen to highest 17sen after successful buying an assets. Will Rsena-w repeat the history of Reach-wa ?
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Posted by TheContrarian > 2018-04-03 16:33 | Report Abuse
But yield investors who bought cheaply make money.