IMO...there has never been any doubt that TAUG's precious "cash" would not be used as a part of an acquisition transaction! However, there are those posting on this Board suffering under the allusion the remaining Cowan cash will somehow play a role! It won't! An acquisition will either be equity or debt financed, most likely equity financed. Either way, the financing will further crush the shareholders with additional big-time dilution!
Based upon being a PINKY, with a very shaky future, any equity financed acquisition will definitely be overvalued! There is no seller in the world that would take a chance on TAUG's share price dropping from current levels. Even a .0001 drop would represent a 16% to 18% loss for the seller! How does a seller "protect" himself? It's simple...SELL AT A HIGHLY OVERVALUED PRICE! Essentially, TAUG HAS NO LEVERAGE! Aside from some tradeable securities, TAUG brings little value to the proposition! Keep in mind, the Company already has approximately 4 BILLION shares Outstanding, which any equity-compensated seller would "consider", when valuing the transaction! BTW..."real" sellers do DD!
Hypothetically, TAUG could pay 2 BILLION shares, which would be equivalent to $1.4 million for an asset that is really worth $900,000! CONSULTANT CEO Seth Shaw would pronounce victory! Hmmm...sounds a bit like all of Shaw's other TAUG business initiatives! Interestingly, at the outset, the asset would be booked at $1.4 million, which would then relieve TAUG from being deemed an "INVESTMENT COMPANY"! How clever! Also, since the asset would actually be "worth" far less than the claimed amount, the investors would once again be hammered with more of CONSULTANT CEO Seth Shaw's "SERIAL SHAREHOLDER DILUTION"! How does "6 BILLION SHARES OUTSTANDING" sound?
As an aside, in order to protect itself, any acquisition candidate could easily require TAUG to execute a Reverse Split, prior to finalizing the Purchase Agreement! Also, it is entirely possible the seller could end up controlling something like a third of the Company's shareholder votes!
Did TAUG's all-wise "stock jockey", CONSULTANT CEO Seth Shaw, sell at .60 to walk with a nice profit or did he ride it back down to below .40? How much lower will it go after the REVERSE SPLIT is implemented?