Woodford bails out the #EVE Sleep disaster - £12m placing at 10p sees him owning 47%

Thursday’s Disaster for Neil Woodford – would you Adam and Eve it?

After spunking millions backing companies wanting to change the laws of physics or disrupt the markets for wooden pallets, washing machines and drinking water a chance to revolutionise the world of mattresses was just too good to pass up on for Neil Woodford. So he backed the May 2017 IPO of Eve Sleep (EVE) at 100p heavily and as the share price sank he added to his holding taking it to 29.05%. Neil always knows better than the market….

Neil Woodford commits £8m of OPM to proposed £15m fundraise at 10p by disaster story #Eve Sleep

Woodford’s dog days continue – no Sleep this Eve!

I always thought that mattresses were all about getting a good night’s sleep. Thank goodness I didn’t follow Neil Woodford into (now) AIM-listed Eve Sleep, paying up to 150p a share for 30% of the business and now facing another cash call with the shares down at just 15p!

#EVE Sleep – new CEO warns on near-term, plans to raise approx. £15m of new equity

Would you Adam & Eve it – today’s nightmare for Neil Woodford

As it happens I am in the process of buying a number of new mattresses for the house I have rebuilt in Greece. And it seems a remarkably simple process buying what is a commodity product. When my friend Nigel Wray says his mattress company Simba is revolutionising the market I cough and change the subject. But he is not the only one who thinks that mattresses need “disrupting”.  Natch, Neil Woodford, the UK's most conceited fund manager, also thinks that, like washing machines mattresses, are ripe for a revolution.  He owns just under 30% of Eve Sleep (EVE) shares of which are now in free fall.

#EVE Sleep – “sales have fallen short of expectations”, CEO Jas Bagniewski ‘steps down’

#EVE Sleep – 2017 sales +132%, but increased loss. “Targeting UK profitability in Q4 2018”

#EVE Sleep – “remains on track”, looking for UK profitability in Q4 2018 & at group level in 2019

Eve Sleep: Interims out – decent execution but the jury’s still out for me

I covered the trading update for the Woodford-backed Eve Sleep (EVE) HERE but with interims out this week, it is worth taking a closer look to assess progress in its maiden year on AIM. In summary, I would give it a B+ grade for execution but only a D grade for “ability to show there is a viable business model here” and would keep a watching brief for now. Doesn’t stop Neil Woodford getting stuck In some more though – natch

#EVE Sleep – “major German retail partnership agreement”, with department store chain Karstadt

Eve Sleep – Positive sounding trading update but at what cost?

Following my initial piece on the Woodford-backed Eve Sleep (EVE) two weeks ago, I thought I would comment on today’s trading update which outlined great growth but it’s what it doesn’t say that worries me a tad.

Eve Sleep – Is this a Boohoo or an AO World? Tough call but it’s not a Boohoo

Thought I’d write a few sleep-related pieces today and am starting with initiating coverage on the mattress e-tailer, Eve Sleep (EVE). The company joined AIM in May raising £35 million and there is a lot to like about the business, but is it really worth over £130 million?