ICG Enterprise Trust plc 27 June 2023 Q1 update for the three months ended 30 April 2023 | ||
NAV per Share of 1,876p | ||
Highlights
1 Up to and including 23 June 2023 |
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW | ||||||
Annualised | ||||||
Performance to 30 April 2023 | 3 months | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis | 0.5 % | 10.2 % | 23.6 % | 18.6 % | 13.1 % | |
NAV per Share Total Return | (1.1) % | 8.3 % | 21.6 % | 16.2 % | 13.6 % | |
Share Price Total Return | (7.3) % | (2.2) % | 15.9 % | 7.1 % | 10.8 % | |
FTSE All-Share Index Total Return | 1.9 % | 6.0 % | 13.2 % | 4.4 % | 6.1 % |
Portfolio activity overview for Q1 FY24 | Primary | Direct | Secondary | Total | ICG-managed | |
Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis | 1.7 % | (1.4) % | (0.5) % | 0.5 % | 0.4 % | |
Portfolio Return in Sterling | 0.8% | (2.4%) | (2.0%) | (0.6%) | (0.9%) | |
New Investments | £18m | £5m | £2m | £25m | £4m | |
Proceeds | £31m | £31m | £6m | £68m | £10m | |
New fund Commitments | £51m | — | £20m | £72m | £42m | |
Closing Portfolio value | £754m | £349m | £252m | £1,354m | £401m | |
% Total Portfolio | 55.7 % | 25.7 % | 18.6 % | 100.0 % | 29.6 % |
ENQUIRIES
Institutional investors and analysts: Chris Hunt, Head of Shareholder Relations, ICG: +44 (0) 20 3545 2000
Media: Clare Glynn, Corporate Communications, ICG: +44 (0) 20 3545 1395
www.icg-enterprise.co.uk
COMPANY TIMETABLE
FY23 Final Dividend | FY24 First Interim Dividend | |
Ex-dividend date | 6 July 2023 | 17 August 2023 |
Record date | 7 July 2023 | 18 August 2023 |
Dividend payment date | 21 July 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
ABOUT ICG ENTERPRISE TRUST
ICG Enterprise Trust is a leading listed private equity investor focused on creating long-term growth by delivering consistently strong returns through selectively investing in profitable, cash-generative private companies, primarily in Europe and the US, while offering the added benefit to shareholders of daily liquidity.
We invest in companies directly as well as through funds managed by Intermediate Capital Group ('ICG') and other leading private equity managers who focus on creating long-term value and building sustainable growth through active management and strategic change.
NOTES
Included in this document are Alternative Performance Measures (“APMs”). APMs have been used if considered by the Board and the Manager to be the most relevant basis for shareholders in assessing the overall performance of the Company, and for comparing the performance of the Company to its peers and its previously reported results. The Glossary includes further details of APMs and reconciliations to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) measures, where appropriate.
In the Manager’s Review and Supplementary Information, all performance figures are stated on a Total Return basis (i.e. including the effect of re-invested dividends). ICG Alternative Investment Limited, a regulated subsidiary of Intermediate Capital Group plc, acts as the Manager of the Company.
DISCLAIMER
The information contained herein and on the pages that follow does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation is unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, qualification, publication or approval requirements on ICG Enterprise Trust PLC (the "Company") or its affiliates or agents. Equity securities in the Company have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa (each an “Excluded Jurisdiction”). The equity securities in the Company referred to herein and on the pages that follow may not be offered or sold within an Excluded Jurisdiction, or to any U.S. person ("U.S. Person") as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or to any national, resident or citizen of an Excluded Jurisdiction.
The information on the pages that follow may contain forward looking statements. Any statement other than a statement of historical fact is a forward looking statement. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward looking statement. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statement, which speaks only as of the date of its issuance.
MANAGER’S REVIEW
Our investment strategy
We focus on investing in buyouts of profitable, cash-generative businesses in developed markets that exhibit defensive growth characteristics which might support strong and resilient returns across economic cycles.
We take an active approach to portfolio construction, with a flexible mandate that enables us to deploy capital in Primary, Secondary and Direct investments. Geographically we focus on the developed markets of North America and Europe, including the UK, which have deep and mature private equity markets supported by a robust corporate governance framework.
Medium-term target | Five-year average | Q1 FY24 | |
1. Target Portfolio composition 1 | |||
Investment category | |||
Primary | ~50% | 59% | 56% |
Direct | ~25% | 27% | 26% |
Secondary | ~25% | 14% | 19% |
Geography2 | |||
North America | ~50% | 37% | 42% |
Europe (inc. UK) | ~50% | 63% | 51% |
2. Balance sheet | |||
(Net cash)/net debt3 | ~0% | (3)% | 1% |
1 As percentage of Portfolio; 2 Excludes Other geographical exposure (30 April 2023: 7%); 3 (Net cash)/net debt as a percentage of NAV |
Investments managed by ICG accounted for 29.6% of the Portfolio.
Performance overview
Movement in the Portfolio | Three months to 30 April 2023 |
Opening Portfolio | £1,406m |
Total New Investments | £25m |
Total Proceeds | £(68)m |
Net (proceeds)/investments | £(44)m |
Valuation movement1 | £7m |
Currency movement | £(16)m |
Closing Portfolio | £1,354m |
% Portfolio growth (local currency) | 0.5 % |
% currency movement | (1.1) % |
% Portfolio growth (Sterling) | (0.6) % |
Impact of (net cash)/net debt | (0.1) % |
Expenses and other income | (0.6) % |
Co-investment Incentive Scheme Accrual | — % |
Impact of share buybacks and dividend reinvestment | 0.2 % |
NAV per Share Total Return | (1.1) % |
Quoted company exposure
Company | Ticker | 30 April 2023 % of Portfolio value | |
Chewy (part of PetSmart)1 | CHWY-US | 2.8 % | |
Other companies | 4.3 % | ||
Total | 7.1 % | ||
1 Value includes entire holding of PetSmart and Chewy. Majority of value is within Chewy |
Realisation activity
New investment activity
Investment Category | Cost | % of New Investments |
Primary | £17.5m | 71 % |
Direct | £4.8m | 20 % |
Secondary | £2.2m | 9 % |
Total | £24.5m | 100 % |
Commitments
Fund | Manager | Focus | Commitment during the period | |
Local currency | GBP | |||
ICG Europe Mid-Market II | ICG | Mezzanine and equity in mid-market buyouts | €25.0m | £22.0m |
ICG Strategic Equity V | ICG | GP-led secondary transactions | $25.0m | £20.3m |
Cinven VIII | Cinven | Mid-market and large buyouts | €15.0m | £13.2m |
Hellman Friedman XI | Hellman & Friedman | Large buyouts | $10.0m | £8.0m |
Audax Private Equity VII | Audax Group | Mid-market buyouts | $10.0m | £8.0m |
Liquidity
£m | |
Cash at 31 January 2023 | 20.7 |
Realisation Proceeds | 68.1 |
New investments | (24.5) |
Debt drawn down | 37.6 |
Shareholder returns | (8.0) |
Management fees | (3.5) |
FX and other expenses | (3.0) |
Cash at 30 April 2023 | 87.4 |
Available undrawn debt facilities | 108.0 |
Cash and undrawn debt facilities (total available liquidity) | 195.4 |
£m | % of net assets | |
Portfolio | 1,354 | 106.1 % |
Cash | 87 | 6.8 % |
Drawn debt | (102) | (8.0) % |
Co-investment Incentive Scheme Accrual | (58) | (4.6) % |
Other net current liabilities | (4) | (0.3) % |
Net assets | 1,276 | 100.0 % |
Dividend and share buyback
Q1 FY24 | Since 19 October 20221 | |
Number of shares purchased | 280,698 | 632,178 |
Aggregate consideration | £3.1m | £7.1m |
Weighted average discount to last reported NAV | 42.0 % | 41.0 % |
1 Being the date the long-term share buyback programme was announced, up to and including 23 June 2023
Activity since the period end
Notable activity between 1 May 2023 and 31 May 2023 has included:
ICG Private Equity Fund Investments Team
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