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Even a few of our detractors have now come around
It is house broker so it is paid to be bullish and so feel free to ignore everything that follows. None the less, as a loyal shareholder myself, I agree with the valuation in a note out yesterday from Cenkos on Optibiotix (OPTI) commenting on its latest news. The note reads:
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) was one of our tips of the year, with we anticipating financial progress as its deals for its compounds expand and further deals kick-in. It has now announced that a further human volunteer study on its cholesterol-reducing probiotic LPLDL - on a different population group of hypercholesterolemic adults – has shown “at six weeks, when volunteers taking placebo were compared to those taking LPLDL, there were statistically significant changes to clinically important cardiovascular risk”, including “34.2% reduction in total cholesterol (p=0.001)”.
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has announced further growth with an agreement to extend the territories of its deal with Seed Health.
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has made a “Trading and commercial update” including that sales are ahead of its expectations for the first six months of the year and that it “believes it is in a strong position to meet or exceed its full year sales forecast”. The shares have currently responded up to 49.5p but there looks much further to go.
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has announced a “Commercial strategy update” which shows strong progress in its strategy to initially build sales and brand presence and then move up the value chain by selling more product than ingredients and commercialising further compounds. We’ve also had a catch up chat with CEO Steve O’Hara. This should be THE YEAR when profits come close to or exceed £1 million.
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has emphasised “another step in building brand and product presence in the large North American market” as it announced its latest deal. Yes it is a step but frustratingly one revealed on a release using the Adam Reynolds keyboard. The one with no numbers on it.
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) is “pleased to see that Seed has achieved FDA authorisation for an IND in a product containing OptiBiotix’s Lactobacillus plantarum LPLDL®”. So, what does this mean?…
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) is “pleased to announce… an exclusive distribution agreement with Ayalla Marketing for the distribution of its cholesterol reducing probiotic, LPLDL®, as an ingredient and as four finished products (CholBiome, CholBiomeX3, CholBiomeBP and CholBiomeVH) within the CholBiome® portfolio for Brazil”…
More news from OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) and we’re also asked to clarify re. previous statements by the company...
Currently compounds to tackle obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes developer, OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has announced results for the 13 months to 31st December 2019 (having moved its year-end from November), emphasising it “has met a significant number of important objectives that continue to build value for shareholders”. The shares have currently responded a bit lower to 62p, but the numbers are historic and look at the trading trajectory now...
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has updated including noting first quarter of 2020 sales of £407,844 – and the shares have responded 11% higher to above 60p. Capitalising the company at around £53 million, why you may ask? Well, look at the company’s trajectory...
I have communicated with Steve O Hara. The share price of Optibiotix (OPTI) is 34p and that is freaking some folks out. The share price does not reflect what is going on. I think a formal trading statement would be useful.
Last week we noted a licencing agreement for LPLDL, of OptiBiotix Health (OPTI), was clearly positive with the potential then significantly added to but that Uruguay itself is clearly not the largest of markets. The latter is not the case for the United States and Canada!…
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has announced “a significant milestone” in extension of the use of its LPLDL probiotic strain into functional foods and its presence into South America. So what you say?...
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has updated investors with news including “completing Pharmaceutical GMP process validation and receiving the GRAS notification letter from the US FDA is a significant achievement for ProBiotix and LPLDL®. Few marketed probiotics have achieved this level of proven safety and efficacy and it has triggered another milestone payment in the US Pharmaceutical agreement”…
An update from OptiBiotix Health (OPTI); “Scientific and commercial update”...
More positive news from OptiBiotix Health (OPTI)?... The company has announced an exclusive license agreement for the commercialisation of, currently fully-owned subsidiary, ProBiotix's cholesterol management products CholBiome and CholBiomex3 in Vietnam…
Last week it was a Thai deal from OptiBiotix Health (OPTI), now there’s another for the European market...
Steve O’ Hara says he is looking to do two new distribution deals a month and so here is the first for May. Optibiotix (OPTI) has announced that its fully-owned subsidiary ProBiotix Health Ltd., has signed a license agreement with Instituto Español de Nutrición Personalizada, S.A. for the use of Lactobacillus plantarum (LPLDL) in personalised food supplements in Spain...
Another day and another small piece of what will be an enormous jigsaw falls into place.
Another day and another hugely positive announcement from Optibiotix (OPTI) to delight we loyal shareholders. This news is from Japan.
The latest deal from Optibiotix (OPTI) is a three year distribution agreement with a company called SilvEXPO Ltd to distribute and commercialise OptiBiotix's own label CholBiome products containing its cholesterol and blood pressure reducing LPLDL strain in Russia and Kazakhstan...
Having reached circa 130p in August, shares in OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) have slid to 78p-81p. This is despite a pipeline of seemingly very significant deals likely to be converted and as such…
Optibiotix (OPTI) has announced what is its 14th (or is it 15th) big commercial partnership. But how big? Thanks to a Nomad who needs shooting it has taken us 36 hours to find out. So here goes.
This may well be the biggest supply deal yet announced by Optibiotix (OPTI) but Mr Market seems unmoved. The shares are 73p-75p and are a STRONG BUY. Let us explain.
It is not exactly earth shattering but Optibiotix (OPTI) says that it will be showcasing "an extended range of products and presenting new research data on its LPLDL® and SlimBiome® products at the Vitafoods European tradeshow in Geneva from the 15-17 May 2018."
Okay we have been bullish on this one since the shares were 8p – when we bought our shares – but it has not raced ahead in recent months as much as we would have expected. The market simply has not appreciated the importance of recently announced deals and also the business model. Once it does, and that will come as other big deals are announced, the shares will move ahead very sharply indeed.
This is not going to get the shares soaring, but it is further affirmation of the technology that Optibiotix (OPTI) owns and which it is showing an increasing ability to monitise.
A previous announcement from OptiBiotix (OPTI) we lambasted as non-news, but noted we expected a rally from the then 65p-66.5p on real news for which we will not be waiting long. The company is today “pleased to announce” a three year supply agreement with Spain-headquartered pharmaceutical group Galenicum “to commercialise products containing OptiBiotix's cholesterol and blood pressure reducing strain, LPLDL”.
OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has announced what it terms the "successful" launch of its SlimBiome® and LPLDL® products at the Vitafoods Europe tradeshow in Geneva from the 9-11 of May 2017. The event provided the opportunity to connect with 16,500 industry decision makers from the supplements, nutraceutical, functional food and beverage industries. This is viewed as one of the world's leading trade fairs for the food and drinks industry. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Companies always say launches are successful. More jam tomorrow. So what. Etc. But no read on... We have underlined a few key words for you.
