Skyalp loses 2 clients after 65.1 million lira debt

Skyalp Finansal Teknolojiler failed to pay its overdue 65.1 million lira Borsa Money Market (BPP) debt and faced the unilateral termination of the central data storage contracts it maintained with its 2 main institutional clients, Borsa Istanbul (BIST) and Takasbank. The cancellation of the contracts and the inability to restructure the debt led to a severe disruption in the company's commercial operations and cash flow.

Why were Skyalp's contracts unilaterally terminated?

At the core of the crisis lies a legal investigation conducted into the company's controlling shareholder and former Chairman of the Board of Directors. The seizure of the controlling shareholder's shares and the injunction placed on their assets as part of the investigation completely shut down the company's financial access channels. The process, deepened by the liquidation of funds in which the partners had invested, resulted in the failure to cover the 65.1 million lira BPP debt that matured at the end of September. As company management attempted to postpone the overdue debt, the resulting environment of uncertainty led 2 critical clients to terminate their contracts.

The legal and financial bottleneck also derailed the company's inorganic growth targets. The planned merger with NSC Bilisim was abandoned by mutual agreement, citing changing market and company conditions. As a result, merger plans were completely shelved.

What is the state of the company's debt burden and balance sheet?

Contract cancellations and the financing crisis are directly pressuring the company's weak balance sheet outlook. In the first half of the year, the company had increased its sales revenue by 11% to 153.5 million lira and raised its operating profit to 8.8 million lira, showing signs of operational recovery. In contrast, for the company, which closed the period in question with a net loss of 30.2 million lira, the loss of central data storage contracts and the interest burden of overdue debt have complicated recovery expectations.

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