7Mês·

Biontech - Why I am currently very cautious

In my view, the risk is simply too high at the moment. The company continues to have very high expenses, while clear and sustainable sales drivers are not yet in sight.


In addition, a key question remains unanswered for me: Are the former founders possibly abandoning a sinking ship here? Of course, this is not necessarily the case, but as an investor you should at least question such signals critically.


What I also cannot understand: Why are you founding a new company with a focus on mRNA when you already own one with Biontech? This decision would make much more sense to me if Biontech were now a cumbersome value company that has lost its agility. But that is precisely not the case - Biontech is still a research-driven, innovation-oriented company.


For me, this does not currently result in a coherent overall picture. I am therefore personally very cautious here and will remain on the sidelines for the time being.


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There is a good article in the Handelsblatt from the founder himself about the reasons. The point is that they want to devote themselves fully to research again. They can't do that while strategically managing a company.
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@HamsterFrodo I hope this is true, I am also invested in $BNTX via Curevac
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@HamsterFrodo yep, the founding couple are two researchers who increasingly realized that building up a complete pharmaceutical company no longer left enough time for their main interest - research. I don't see this as a tragedy, they want to keep their shares and license the technology from Biontech. I think their research could continue to benefit Biontech, but then for a fee. Managers will now be responsible for driving forward the development of active ingredients and the strategic development of Biontech, and it may well be that one or both of the founders will then join the Supervisory Board. As a result, I will hold on to my shares and keep my small savings plan running
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I take a very critical view of the whole situation. I was invested in BionTech before Corona, bought in during the pandemic and sold almost everything again and sold a last remaining 140 shares yesterday. Please correct me if you have more recent information, but ...

mRNA research is leaving the company. Motivation or not, from the shareholder's point of view it's gone.

The previous results are to be transferred to a new company in return for license rights and a stake... Next to be announced(?).

For me, the suspicion is growing that the fillet pieces are being cut out and BionTech is being left to its fate, gutted. As a shareholder, I am currently no longer suitable as an investment.
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Do we already know where the new company will be based?
I think I once read that at least one of the two founders made negative comments about Germany as a location.
That could be one reason.
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