JPMorgan US Smaller Companies beats benchmark helped by stocks such as Grubhub – JPMorgan US Smaller Companies says that, in 2017, its share price rose by 7.7% and the NAV increased 6.3%. Good stock selection has resulted in outperformance of its benchmark index, the Russell 2000 which rose by 4.5% in sterling terms. The board is recommending a […]
Dunedin Enterprise shareholders made 74% in 2017 – [shame it is winding up!] Dunedin Enterprise made an NAV return of 23.9% over 2017. Shareholders did even better, with a total return to shareholders of 74.8%. This was boosted by a return of capital to shareholders of 100p per share and the payment of dividends of 31p. The net asset value decreased […]
Impact Healthcare REIT delivers small NAV uplift – Impact Healthcare REIT has published results for the period ended 31 December 2017. It made a 7.19% EPRA NAV total return for the period from the IPO to 31 December 2017, compared to 10.79% for the EPRA/ NAREIT UK REITs Index. The NAV was 100.65p per share as at […]
International Public Partnership says Carillion hit was just £1.5m – International Public Partnership has released results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Highlights are: Net Asset Value (‘NAV’) growth to GBP2.0 billion (2016: GBP1.6 billion) translates into NAV per share growth to 145.0 pence (2016: 142.2 pence). They say that this reflects steady progression […]
Empiric Student Property NAV slips on over distribution – Over the course of 2017, Empiric Student Property’s EPRA NAV fell from 106.2p to 104.5p. The portfolio value at 31 December 2017 was £890.1m. EPRA earnings per share rose from 0.4p to 0.7p, still well short of the 5.55p of dividends that they declared (and their 6.1p target) and this hit […]
Real Estate Investors seeing HS2 related demand – Real Estate Investors has published results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Highlights are: EPRA NAV per share of 68.9p (2016: 66.2p), up 4.1% EPRA EPS 3.3p (2016: 2.8p), up 17.9% Pre-tax profits at GBP11.3 million, up 37.8% Record underlying profit before tax of GBP6.2 million, […]
NewRiver REIT signs development agreement – NewRiver has been appointed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council as its nominated developer to bring forward the risk-controlled redevelopment of a 66 acre leisure park in a prominent location in Basingstoke in close proximity to junction 6 of the M3 motorway. Capitalising on the growing popularity of integrated […]
WPCT should see benefit on Oxford Nanopore fundraising Neil Woodford-managed Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT) has finally generated something positive for its long suffering investors, with the fund likely to be able to take a roughly £8m fair value gain on its holding in Oxford Nanopore, following a new £100m fundraising by its UK-based investee […]
Hansteen releases results after busy year – Hansteen has released results for 2017. Highlights are: EPRA NAV per share of 130.6p after return of capital at 11.1p premium to 31 December 2016 EPRA NAV of 128.9p Adjusted EPS was 6.9p (FY 2016: 6.7p) IFRS profit increased by 86.6% to GBP204.3 million (FY 2016: GBP109.5 million) […]
Investment Trust Insider on battery storage James Carthew: the economics of storing energy in batteries Two weeks ago when I wrote about Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) I referred to a couple of new solar power plants that planned to operate without government subsidies by augmenting their revenue with the aid of battery storage plants. […]
Sherborne ends speculation, takes Barclays stake – this morning, Barclays PLC has announced that Sherborne controlled entities (notably Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) C Limited) have acquired voting rights over 5.16% of its issued share capital. Barclays says that it will continue to engage with Sherborne, and welcomes them as a shareholder. Sherbone has released an announcement […]
Princess sees remarkable contraction in its discount over 2017 – In 2017, Princess Private Equity’s net asset value ended up at EUR10.73 per share, an increase of 5.6% for the year. Princess paid dividends totalling EUR 0.56 and this contributed to an NAV total return of 11.2%. The chairman says that the performance of underlying portfolio companies […]
Klepierre made bid approach to Hammerson – Klépierre has confirmed that “on 8 March 2018, Klépierre made a proposal on a non-adversarial basis to the board of Hammerson with the intention of engaging in a constructive dialogue regarding a possible offer to acquire the issued and to be issued share capital of Hammerson on a […]
Securities analysts face pressure to reinvent themselves Yak farmer? Maybe. Restaurateur? Perhaps. Or how about sinking your redundancy cheque into a small gin distillery? For many City analysts, the need to reinvent themselves has never been so pressing.A shake-up in securities analysis is under way, courtesy of January’s Mifid II rules that require greater disclosure […]
Investment Trust Insider on Jupiter US Smaller Companies James Carthew: Jupiter US wants more JUS from Siddles Half-year results for Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) show the investment trust lagged its benchmark, the Russell 2000 index (adjusted to sterling), by 3.2% in the six months to 31 December 2017, extending a prolonged period of underperformance. […]
EP Global Opportunities delivers good numbers despite a momentum market – The investment style of the manager of EP Global Opportunities (EPG) is a to seek out undervalued companies from around the world. With the periods of volatility that have been a feature of recent markets, the markets have favoured momentum investors over value-driven stock […]
Tenth Anniversary of Oakley Capital Investments in 2017 – Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017. The company was launched in August 2007 and has completed its first decade of trading. Oakley Capital Investments is a Bermudian based company listed in London on the AIM market. The company seeks to provide […]
Empiric Student Property reports death of chairman – The Board of Empiric Student Property plc says that it is deeply saddened to announce that its non-executive chairman has died. Stuart Beevor, a non-executive director of the company, has agreed to assume the role of acting non-executive chairman with immediate effect. Mr Beevor said: “We are all deeply […]
Trust favourite Alexion notches up a success with important ‘1210 clinical data Alexion (Nasdaq: ALXN) scored an important positive result in the first of two pivotal trials with ALXN1210 in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), boosting its shares by around 8% earlier today. ALXN1210 is a long-acting follow-up molecule to Soliris, Alexion’s blockbuster drug for three […]
First year results for LMS Capital with new investment manager – In August 2016, LMS Capital (LMS) appointed Gresham House Asset Management Limited as its investment manager to carry out the new investment policy and to manage the company’s assets on a discretionary basis. Please click here to see our report on the proposal at the time. […]
Strong performance from stock selection for shareholders of Fidelity European Values – As well as the NAV of the company beating its benchmark and a narrowing of the discount, the highlights of the final report for Fidelity European Values (FEV) included a new and lower management fee structure and an increase in the dividend. In addition, the […]
JZ Capital Partners sale of Paragon adds 0.4% to NAV– JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) announce the sale of Paragon Water Systems, Inc. to Culligan Water representing an increase in NAV of approximately 0.4% , as of 31 January 2018. The transaction follows the recent announcement (as we previously reported) that JZCP is to sell Bolder Healthcare Solutions […]
2017 a better year for BlackRock Latin American’s shareholders – after a disappointing 2016, the performance of the NAV of BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) was ahead of the benchmark in 2017 but the discount remains stubbornly high. Performance Over the year ended 31 December 2017 the company’s NAV returned 29.0% in US dollar terms (17.7% in sterling […]
Stock split proposed for soaraway Shin Nippon – Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has extended its impressive run of results with a 46.1% increase in its NAV over the year to 31 January 2018 and a 54.2% increase in its share price over that period. By contrast, its comparative index, the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index, […]
Hansteen has announced that the Secretary of State for Transport has acquired Saltley Business Park, Birmingham from a subsidiary of the Company, by way of a compulsory purchase order. This has taken place under the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017, to enable construction of the first phase of the HS2 route. […]
Witan has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017. During the period, the trust provide an NAV total return of 19%, thereby outperforming its benchmark’s return of 15.1%. The trust discount to NAV reduced during the period from 4.0% to 1.6% at the year-end. The dividend increased by 10.5% to 21.0p. […]
New discount control mechanism for JPMorgan Claverhouse – JPMorgan Claverhouse has published its annual results. For the year to 31st December 2017, the net asset total return was +16.2%. This compares with a total return for the same period from their benchmark, the All-Share Index, of +13.1%. During the year, the shareholder total return was +21.8%. The total […]
Tufton buys two vessels – The Board of Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited has announced that the company has acquired two sub-Panamax containerships for $22.8 million. The vessels will have charters of at least two years and three years, respectively. One ship is chartered to part of a major investment grade container shipping group. The other ship will […]
Ranger hit by Princeton bankruptcy – Ranger Direct Lending has announced that it has been informed that Princeton and the General Partner filed voluntary petitions of bankruptcy on 9 March 2018. The filings came hours before the three-judge arbitration panel was to rule on an application for an order requiring Princeton to hold and segregate all revenues […]
CatCo reports on its annus horribilis – CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities has published its accounts covering 2017. The net asset value of the ordinary shares declined by 27.6%. When the company thinks it might face claims in relation to losses, it holds money in ‘side pocket investments’, effectively cash, rather than reinvesting this money in new investments. Due to […]
