The Versarien PLC (LON: VRS) share price crashed 51.5% after its CEO, Neill Ricketts, abruptly resigned. Investors' adverse reaction to the news was driven by the recent positive releases from the company, which showed that the company was thriving.
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The advanced materials engineering firm released the financial results for the 18 months to 30th September 2022 in February. The report said the company’s revenues surged to £11.1 million from £5.7 million in 2021. In addition, the firm’s graphene products generated sales worth £2.1 million, significantly improving on 2021’s £0.7 million sales.
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Investors were shocked by the sudden departure of Versarien’s CEO, who has been guiding the company in the right direction, as evidenced by recent developments. Earlier this month, the firm announced that its collaboration with Costain was successful.
Versarien helped Costain, the University of Cambridge, and the UK’s National Highways body develop a new 3D-printed concrete headwall for highway construction projects. The project is part of the government’s Digital Roads of the Future Partnership, in which Versarien is a partner.
However, the success of the collaboration project did not translate into a rally in the Versarien share price, which has fallen 62.72% since the year started. The downtrend can be attributed to negative investor sentiment towards the company.
The collaboration with Costain eliminated steel from the headwall structure, which was constructed using Versarien's technical expertise and an AACM (alkali-activated cementitious material). The innovation could unlock future revenues for the company.
Versarien also revealed that its collaboration with Umbro, the sportswear company, had led to the launch of Umbro's ProTraining Elite range, which includes garments that have Versarien’s Graphene-Wear™ technology.
The new range of elite training outfits will allow wearers to experience enhanced thermal transmittance and improved moisture management, with a higher drying rate, without compromising the permeability of air or water vapour.
All the above updates occurred over the past few weeks, indicating that the company was on the right path despite its declining share price. Therefore, many were truly shocked by the CEO’s departure.
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The Versarien share price crashed 51.49% to trade at 2.45p, from Thursday’s closing price of 5.05p.
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