Hi Terry,
We answered a similar question earlier in November, please excuse some of the repetition here. At the time we said “Electrical equipment company IPD Group (IPG) fell around 25% from September highs without any news in October. The company has a strong tailwind from it’s EV & data centre exposure over the next few years and their FY23 result in August impressed us. We like IPG around $4/sh and it is on the radar for our Emerging Companies Portfolio.” – in hindsight we were too slow as its now trading ~$4.60.
This week saw the company raise $65mn to fund the acquisition of CMI Operations, a manufacturer and distributor of electrical cables and plug brands in Australia. The raise was successfully executed at $3.93 with Shaw & Partners on the ticket with Bell Potter. From what we understand, there was very demand for the placement, which is understandable, because the acquisition they made was earnings accretive – in other words, it boosts their earnings straight away.
Even though the stocks significantly above the raise price we still like the business expecting it to test/break $5 over the coming months.