Defense Products Firm To Be Cash Flow Positive This Year

Source: Darren Odell  (3/15/23)

This Australian company, which is experiencing sales momentum and attracting defense contractors’ attention, also is a takeout target, noted a Peloton Capital report.

DroneShield Ltd. (DRO:ASX; DRSHF:OTC) will be operating cash flow positive by year-end and “is an acquisition target,” purported Peloton Capital analyst Darren Odell in a March 9 research note.

With respect to achieving this cash goal, the Australian counterdrone products and solutions company has the following many factors working in its favor, Odell wrote.

1) DroneShield recently raised AU$29.4 million (AU$29.4M) through its stock purchase plan resulting from the AU$10.9M placement last month.

“The recent capital raise has provided DroneShield the ability to build inventory in anticipation of material contracts (and fulfill smaller contracts faster) that are expected to close, in the short to medium term,” wrote Odell.

2) DroneShield recently landed two contracts totaling AU$22M.

3) The company has a robust AU$200M sales pipeline consisting of multiple contracts, each worth more than AU$10. Peloton Capital expects DroneShield to close three large and several smaller deals this year.

“Our DroneShield valuation to AU$0.84 is based on increased confidence on the closure of larger contracts in 2023 and beyond,” wrote Odell.

Compared to Peloton’s AU$0.84 target price, DroneShield’s current share price is about AU$0.335. The company is a Buy.

4) Existing contracted customers in the Five Eyes countries will likely buy more products from DroneShield.

5) The U.S. Department of Defense recommends DroneShield.

6) The Russia-Ukraine war has heightened interest in products like those sold by DroneShield.

Attractive to Potential Buyers

With respect to DroneShield likely being acquired, Odell indicated the following factors support the belief it will happen.

1) One of DroneShield’s shareholders, owning about a 5% interest, is Epirus, a California-based unmanned aerial vehicle firm.

2) Private equity backs DroneShield.

3) The U.S. government recommends DroneShield.

4) Global defense contractors have taken note of DroneShield and its recent contracts.

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