Pinned straw:
Discl: Held IRL and in SM
Fully agree @mikebrisy, this is indeed a Praise-thy-Lord, long time coming, moment for sure! If its not too much to ask, a nice 3Q25 update would now be very nice ....!
AVH has guided to zero international revenue in FY2025, so this is really FY2026/FY2027 revenue. But it is just good to now have this part of my thesis materialise.
On expectations management on the CE Mark approval specifically (it was something that I tracked closely as it was one revenue driver in my thesis), I went back to my notes which only go back to April 2024 when I started following AVH closely, so I have very finite history. Commentary on CE Mark for RECELL GO came from slides, announcements or comments in meetings:
14 August 2024
“Expect to receive the CE mark for RECELL GO in Q32024; fully prepared to meet supply demands upon approval”
13 Nov 2024
9 May 2025
8 August 2025
14 August 2025
Fully agree that expectations and dates were set, but in Jim’s defence, I do not see this as something AVH failed to deliver on against expectations at all (at least from April 2024!).
I have always taken Jim’s updates on CE Mark approval as nothing more than basic management commentary as to (1) when they expect approval and (2) how ready they are against that expected date. I expected nothing less really. I also took significant comfort that management was already putting plans in place in anticipation of the imminent CE Mark approval and accepted that it really was “que sera sera” as to when the Europeans got their act together and approve.
The alternative update approach of stating no-expected date and “we just don’t know” or “we will get it when we do” would have not sat well with me as it would have been a sign of management laziness .... There was no way the analysts would have allowed Jim to get away with not providing an indicative date either - I think he was merely proactively pre-empting the inevitable “when” question, which is always sensible to do.
Chart Review
The market seems to have appreciated the update .... The price has also behaved quite nicely prior to that. It did drift to ~1.27, but I did not back myself with that view and topped up a wee bit too early at 1.355 prior.
Sentiment is still with the dogs ... the 3Q results release should see some movement, hopefully north!
