re: Bookham, Avanex Shore UpCFO Steve Abely did tell us they'd be raising funds through various means. With the stock placement, I think Bookham has now used up all the possible mechanisms I'd heard discussed about a few months ago.
So -- is it enough? Anybody feeling sunnier about Bookham (or Avanex) as of this week?
re: Bookham, Avanex Shore UpWhat strikes me about Bookham is that they have no gross profit. Almost all of revenues are consumed by cost of goods. Not a good sign.
re: Bookham, Avanex Shore UpIt is fascinating to see that Nortel and Alcatel are artificially keeping both companies alive with big $. This is happening several years after the Nortel-Bookham and Alcatel-Avanex deal. Why is that? Critical technologies ? Products ?
re: Bookham, Avanex Shore Up"Why Question is: Does Bookham and Avanex both get "not for profit" status for taxes :)"
Bookham did have a huge tax advantage, from the gigantic losses over the years, running into hundreds of millions of dollars. Anania had commented he did not expect tax to be a problem for about ten years. Why then did they throw it away by re-incorporpating in the US? Thats an enormous company asset given away. Does he know Bookham will never turn a profit?
As for cost of goods sold exceeding sales price, that has always been the Bookham business model.
The critical products are likely being designed out as we type. With staff either being fired or walking out to pastures less crap, little R+D is happening.
And given the calibre of the execs, no new ideas in the last 4 years, Bookham's dodo glide is likely to be just that.
Nortel must be relieved...