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On 26 June, Checkit announced that it did not intend to make a formal bid for Crimson Tide. Since Checkit’s original and revised all-equity proposals, another bidder, Ideagen, has expressed an intention to make an all-cash bid at a significantly higher price. Checkit will now refocus on organic growth and working towards profitability. Separately, an input VAT dispute with HMRC has concluded in Checkit’s favour, removing the related contingent liability.
Checkit |
No intention to bid for Crimson Tide |
Acquisition |
Software and comp services |
27 June 2024 |
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On 26 June, Checkit announced that it did not intend to make a formal bid for Crimson Tide. Since Checkit’s original and revised all-equity proposals, another bidder, Ideagen, has expressed an intention to make an all-cash bid at a significantly higher price. Checkit will now refocus on organic growth and working towards profitability. Separately, an input VAT dispute with HMRC has concluded in Checkit’s favour, removing the related contingent liability.
Year |
Revenue |
ARR |
PBT* |
EPS* |
DPS |
EV/sales |
01/23** |
10.3 |
11.5 |
(7.3) |
(6.9) |
0.0 |
1.5 |
01/24 |
12.0 |
13.3 |
(4.2) |
(4.0) |
0.0 |
1.3 |
01/25e |
14.2 |
15.3 |
(3.4) |
(3.1) |
0.0 |
1.1 |
01/26e |
16.9 |
17.5 |
(2.5) |
(2.3) |
0.0 |
0.9 |
Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments. **Continuing operations only.
On 4 June, Checkit had announced it was considering an all-share bid for Crimson Tide, an AIM-listed provider of mobile workflow management software, at a ratio of seven Checkit shares per Crimson Tide share. On 5 June, Crimson Tide management commented that the headline terms undervalued the company and proposed that shareholders take no action. On 21 June, Crimson Tide noted that on 14 June Checkit had raised the potential offer price to nine shares per Crimson Tide share (valuing Crimson Tide at 207p per share based on Checkit’s 23p closing price on 13 June). On the same day, Crimson Tide had received a non-binding proposal from Ideagen, a privately-owned provider of software for regulated industries, regarding a possible cash offer for the company at 312p per Crimson Tide share, significantly higher than the implied price of Checkit’s potential bid. On 26 June, well within the Takeover Code’s 2 July deadline, Checkit announced it did not intend to make an offer for Crimson Tide. Management will now return its focus to organic growth and achieving profitability.
Checkit announced today that it had concluded its VAT discussions with HMRC, the UK tax authority. HMRC had questioned the recoverability of £1.2m of input VAT incurred from November 2019 to July 2022. HMRC has now recognised that Checkit was entitled to recover this input VAT and its original assessment has been cancelled. This had been treated as a contingent liability in FY23 and FY24 annual reports but will no longer be required.
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Research: Industrials
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