Fluidigm Corp. (FLDM)

[Eggplant]

No. I think they are in deep doo doo. They just held their Q3 conference call, and took ZERO questions. What's that about? I think that level of silence speaks volumes. It looks like they are burning more than $10m of cash a quarter, with only $30m of cash remaining - but it's really only $20m if you net out the $10m of cash borrowed from Silicon Valley Bank term loan during the quarter. The working capital #'s are starting to look a bit strange: sales down, and A/R down commensurately, BUT Inventories UP, and A/P UP! It sure looks like they are stretching their payables. Who wants to do the A/P days calculation? Who wants to read the SVB loan agreement to see if covenants were tripped, or will be shortly?

On 7/27/21 Bloomberg reported that FLDM was working with an advisor and speaking to potential buyers of the company. That was 3 months ago, and: nothing. So today they announce a "Strategic Review . . . to maximize shareholder value". This looks like the trajectory of a distressed company, doesn't it?