So what you are really saying is if any of the compounds turn out to be a resounding success Leo and Dr. Menon will own all the equity and we the individual investors will own nothing.
Well, I don't believe that and I am very happy for their efforts thus far and will remain an excited shareholder waiting to share in their success.
However the company is entirely in the control of 2 individuals who are still able to reward themselves lavishly from the company's assets, as evident from having given themselves a very significant portion of the company after having sold it to the public by going public.
Exactly how did this happen? What is the source of this information? I have my MBA and what you say is not logical. I do not know the specific circumstances of how Leo and Dr. Menon came to be majority shareholders but I'm confident that it did not happen as you described. If they were the original owners of the company and they took it public, then they did not "give themselves a very significant portion of the company" because they ALREADY owned it. It is not unusual for the original owners of a company to retain majority ownership and sell less than half the company in a public offering. Please provide links, sources, etc. for where you got your info.
Ahrdee said...
It really matters if the 60+M shares owned by the public is something like 50% of the company or will end up being 10% of the company.
I assume that you do know that they cannot just issue themselves additional shares so exactly how would they end up with that addition 40% of the company? BTW - That 40% of the company is currently worth ~$76 million.
The value of your shares will be the same price as management's as their's go up. I don't understand your question and it really doesn't bother me that management gave themselves a raise. Remember, this is the same management that supported the company financially for years. I don't begrudge them having a lot of shares for their efforts. I hope they make a ton of money since I'm along for the ride and will benefit greatly as their share value increases.
The stock has been in a sideways trading range for a year now. This is a biotech company. Nothing happens quickly. Look at the chart for the past three years. It is up overall.
The focus really needs to be on what happens to the company now.
Prurisol is our anti-psoriasis drug candidate. It is a small molecule with a molecular weight of less than 500 MW. It is synthesized through a multi-step process using commercially available starting materials. Prurisol acts through immune modulation and PRINS reduction.
In January 2014, the Company submitted an application to the Institutional Review Board ("IRB") responsible for the planned clinical study of the Company's psoriasis drug Prurisol at a Florida phase 1 unit. The phase 1 trial is a short crossover study being conducted at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") with the purpose of demonstrating that Prurisol, an ester of abacavir, converts into abacavir in humans, just as it did in animal models. Once IRB approval is received, Cellceutix will file an Investigational New Drug application with the FDA. The trial is expected to take approximately one and a half months to complete, at which time the Company will move forward with initiation of a larger Phase 2/3 trial under the guidance from the FDA that a 505(b)(2) designation is an appropriate developmental pathway for Prurisol.
The kevetrin trial is moving along and we'll get results from that this year. The longer the trial goes, the more comfortable I am with that one.
Many wait on the sidelines until trial results come in and that is the safest way to play biotech. You pay much more for that safety. Everyone has a different style of trading and/or investing. All are valid. Good luck in your choice. ;)