Score One, Inc. is a Hong Kong based designer and manufacturer
of application specific printed circuit boards (PCBs), including flexible,
double-sided conductive carbon and polyester based flexible PCBs for use in the
consumer electronics market and in teleco devices. Companies such as Sharp,
Canon, Citizen and Samsung use SCRO's boards. SCRO is also certified at the ISO
9002 level. The consumer electronics and teleco products include hand-helds,
organizers, calculators and mobile phones. SCRO recently changed from May
fiscal year to December.
On January 30, 2001, SCRO announced that it had entered into a
letter of intent with Jiang Yin Kai Sheng Copper Clad Laminated Sheet Co., LTD
- the acquisition is principally engaged in the manufacture of board material
for printed circuit board manufacturers. Accordingly to Mr. Ho, President, "Our
anticipated acquisition of Copper Clad symbolizes our commitment to maintaining
our edge over the competition by, amongst other things, expanding and
diversifying our revenue base." For more information see January 30, 2001,
press release, plus more details concerning pending acquisition.
Select Financial Data -
Year ending December |
|
9 months |
|
11 months |
|
|
|
Dec 98A |
99A |
00A |
00E |
01E |
Revenue |
5.7 mil |
21,591 |
18,456,000 |
20,000,000 |
40,000,000 |
Net Income (Loss) |
556K |
3,952,000 |
4,962,963 |
3.2-4 mil |
8,000,000 |
Net Income/sh (Loss) |
|
.24 |
..26 |
16-.20 |
.40 |
Shares outstanding |
NA |
16,300,000 |
18,115,000 19,930,000 |
20,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
Overview
In our opinion, SCRO could very well be one of the cheapest OTC
BB stocks that we have tripped over during the past 12 months. When one
considers that SCRO currently trades at around .40/share (52-week high almost
$6.00) and has demonstrated during the past few years that profits and growth
are real, it is only a matter of time before SCRO is noticed by the herd. If we
examine the estimated numbers for 2000, a severely undervalued situation
emerges with little or no downside risk, but offers investors 1000%
appreciation, if, of course, management's numbers come in as estimated during
the next 12 - 18 months.
In a conversation with management associates with respect to
2000 numbers, please review the following explanation.
As you noticed in the above Select Financial Data, for the 11
months ending November 2000 SCRO earned .26. As mentioned earlier, SCRO changed
the year end to December. If we look at estimated earnings for the year ending
2000, one can see that for the whole year earnings will range between .16 and
.20!
The reason for this short fall according to management results
from obsolete inventory write-downs, expenses related to the "Copper Clad"
acquisition and higher administration costs due to ramping up of new product
lines. The company intends to focus on PCB's and other related technology than
offer higher profit margins.
If we assume that the earnings for SCRO come in at .18 for the
year and if we assign a very reasonable PE of 10, then our SCRO should be
selling for at least $1.80/share, not .40. That's a 350% appreciation from
current levels. SCRO's PSR is equally attractive; that is, .4. A value of 3 is
considered fairly valued. If SCRO was to trade at that PSR, its share price
would be around $3.00/share. This, of course, would be over 7x the current
price.
Upon closer examination of our estimated 2001 numbers, it
appears that SCRO is ridiculously priced. Assuming that SCRO earns .40 for 2001
and we assume a PE of 15 (note: rev anticipated to grow by 100%. Because of
this we will assign SCRO a conservative, but slightly more aggressive PE), then
our share valuation explodes to $6.00/sh over 15x the current price. If you
question the strategy of SCRO, visit and read past press releases and SEC
filings. This should convince any investor type that SCRO is real and growing
rapidly.
In summary, we have an obscure technology company with contracts
with major electronic companies, extremely attractive fundamentals, talented
and highly experienced management, entering a rapid growth mode, highly prized
business connections within China, and the capability of manufacturing PCBs and
related products at very attractive levels. In our opinion, this will generate
additional business within a business climate that is looking to cut costs, but
to also deliver quality products. SCRO is fully reporting with the SEC and all
filing can be viewed within the "EDGAR" site. We believe that the most recent
10K should be released by April 15, 2001.
We intend to monitor SCRO for percentage gain performance.
We are rating SCRO with a strong buy recommendation at
current levels.
PS: Personally, I think SCRO will be a huge SCORE for the
aggressive investor type that has 6 - 18 months investment objective.
We currently hold a position in SCRO. We have not been paid for
this recommendation. We may trade our position at our own discretion. |