One stock that I have been following and recently added is the Southampton Headquartered Croma Security Solutions (LON:CSSG) an AIM listed security services provider.
Croma Security Solutions is split into four key operating divisions: Croma Vigilant, established in 1997 and provides guarding and asset protection; Croma Locksmiths, covering locks, safes and keys; Croma Security Systems for security and fire; and Croma Biometrics for identity management and access control.
For me, a big part of my investing strategy is questioning management and over the past few years I have uploaded a number of these onto Stockopedia including a recent Q&A with sector peer Westminster (LON:WSG). Talking to management helps me as an investor to get a real feel for the company other than the website bumf and regulatory news that comes out. To follow my management engagement style and after a small initial purchase of stock, I had a productive and very pleasant chat with the Chairman of Croma Security Solutions Group Mr Sebastian Morley a former Black Watch and Special Forces Officer.
Operating with a June financial year end, Croma Security will be hoping to better their like for like figures of full year revenue to June 2013 of £13.2M, with their EBITDA at £0.34M.At the 31 December 2013 half year stage, revenue was reported at £7.31M, up 7.7% and an EBITDA of £0.3M, with Cash at £0.8M and with no bank debt or loan notes.
The chat we had was a general one and we have agreed to follow up with a Q&A which I will upload here exclusively for Stockopedia users, the key feel I definately had following our conversation was that Croma Security Solutions management are not in the hype and jam tomorrow game but are looking to be reflected by the market on actual achieved results, which I admire. Mr Morely pointed out, that Croma Security solutions is a cash positive, net profitable company with no bank debt, servicing predominantly the high end corporate UK market, with manpower security and technology systems. Mr Morley pointed out that a large amount of the 14m shares in issue were tightly held with strong shareholder support for the strategy the company is following.
The potential as a shareholder with Croma Security Solutions does interest me, especially the opportunities that may open for the Croma Biometrics division…
