aus dem Yahoo-Board:
MNKD rant of the day 39 minutes ago The conference call could be interesting. We will see. I'm not expecting huge news but always good to get more information and an impression or a feel from the top dogs.
The company is being priced as if we have no upside. It now is completely irrational (not that that means anything anymore). What does matter is there is massive opportunity. Few are paying attention or spending time to realize what really is going on. Too easy to dismiss summarily with the market, exubera, etc. What really is going on?
MNKD has a superior treatment for a rampant disease and that affects tens of millions of people. The fastest growing disease in the world. It is chronic and those afflicted need daily expensive treatment. This product could become the new standard of care. If it does, the market cap will be over 25 billion. Even if it falls far short of that goal, a nice slice of the market will put them in the multiple billions.
The company pulled off groundbreaking research, with technological and clinical advances that soundly bested the efforts of Pfizer and several others of the world's pharma elite. And then they did years of large-scale, state of the art clinical trials and filed a new drug application for a major product, all at a cost of several hundred million, ON THEIR OWN. They have a world class $150 million production facility ready to go the second the product is approved. Already bought, paid for and equipped. Looks like the market currently values this at a price less than you could sell your garage. The raw material (insulin) they need will be manufactured at another world class facility that was built by one of the world's leaders. The facility cost in the hundreds of millions. We bought it for 30.
The biggest shareholder is a multi-billionnaire who has a habit of discovering great products, founding great companies and selling them for astounding profits. Oh, and he personally put his fortune on the line to back the company. Oh, and he loaned the company over 300 million at reasonable rates. Oh, and he bought hundreds of millions in shares at many times what the company trades at today. Oh, and he is committed to the company and (unlike most companies in the world of public trading) is completely aligned with the interests of common shareholders. Oh, and he's personally invested in seeing this product reach the top of the mountain and benefit humanity as his legacy.
The efficacy is not speculation. It is not potential. It has been proven by dozens of clinical trials. The existing competition on the market today is far inferior. That is a fact. Even if a superior product existed it would have to be approved first. That takes many years. In Warren Buffett parlance, that's a "moat," and a moat is a good thing.
A pipeline of potentially revolutionary cancer drugs, discovered by some of the top minds on the planet, with a concept that just has been validated by a company (DNDN) with inferior technology (and a 10 times bigger mkt cap, although they are farther along I admit). This alone is worth the entire value of the company and then some. We get it for free. Additonal drugs for diabetes and obesity (markets that have some potential, you think?), and more. You get these for free too.
The technology is revolutionary. An entirely new way to deliver drugs in a targeted way that offers huge benefits. Look at Afresa. In and out of the system in a fraction of the time. Think there aren't other applications for something like this??? Free. I don't know whether to be frustrated or thrilled by the insanity of it all. |