Goldplat (LON:GDP)
GDP announced on Friday that it has secured a US$2m loan facility from Scipion Capital. The facility is available for 360 days from first draw down and is repayable monthly while annual interest is set at LIBOR plus 9.5%. We expect the expansion at Kilimapesa and consequent profits to be the primary source of loan repayments.
Since GDP funded the expansion at Kilimapesa through internally generated cash the loan will improve the working capital position of the operating subsidiaries in Ghana and South Africa strengthening the company’s negotiating position as it procures new by product material. This will also be beneficial for GDP’s push into South America since upfront cash typically improves the contracts’ terms. Secondly, we believe that the addition of a modest level of debt positively enhances GDP’s capital structure and have reduced our WACC from 8% to 7.6%.
To read our flashnote on the announcement please click here.
We reiterate our Buy recommendation and increased our target price by 9% to 12.2p/sh.