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Horizon Discovery

June 2018

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  • Epic Code:
  • HZD
  • Price:
  • 167p
Shares in Horizon Discovery, which supplies gene editing products, initially soared after an all share offer from antibody supremo Abcam (ABC; 1215p), which values it at £270m or 181p a share. The bid has however been rebuffed by Horizon as it “fundamentally undervalues the business.”Separately Horizon also reported its FY17 results with sales up 52% to £36.5m and a pretax loss of £14.5m. Year end cash was £28.1m.The shares remain well below the 223p price I profiled them at but the business is finally growing into its valuation. Panmure forecasts sales jumping to £61.9m this year and then £72m next, with a loss of £1.7m forecast followed by a maiden £4.5m profit ...

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