IMPAX ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS plc
All information is at 31 May 2005 and unaudited
DATA AND PERFORMANCE
Data Pricing & Performance
IEM MSCI Impax
Net World ET50
Share Price Asset
(pence) 72.25 Value
Total Fund Size GBP 38.2 Pence (31.05.05) 76.3 n/a n/a
(m)
Market GBP 36.1 Premium/discount -5.4%
Capitalisation
Management fee 1.0%
Established 22 February Performance
2002
Fund structure Investment 1 month (%) +7.7% +6.4% +9.8%
Trust
Number of stocks 63 3 Months (%) -1.5% +2.4% +2.6%
held
Exchange London 1 year (%) +15.7% +10.1% +13.0%
Currency GBP 2 year (%) +38.8% +19.6% +23.4%
ISIN Number GB0031232498 Year to date (%) -0.3% +2.8% +3.6%
Sedol 3123249
Reuters RIC Code IEM.L
Bloomberg Code IEM LN
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
Company Holding % Description Country
RPS Group 3.4 Environmental consulting UK
Vestas Wind Systems 3.3 Wind Denmark
Kurita Water 3.2 Water treatment Japan
Itron 3.1 Meters & software US
Zenon Environmental 3.0 Membranes Canada
Casella Waste 2.8 Waste disposal & recycling US
Pall Corp 2.6 Filtration US
Horiba 2.4 Env. testing & monitoring Japan
Pentair 2.4 Water treatment US
LKQ 2.3 Automotive recycling US
Total 28.5
PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS*
Geographical Company Size
North America 52% >£500m 29%
Europe 40% £100-500m 52%
Rest of the World 9% <£100m 19%
Sectoral Profitability
Energy 34% Profitable 88%
Water 33% Pre-Profitable 12%
Waste 30%
Cash 2%
* of funds invested as of 31 May 2005
MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (May 2005)
The company NAV was up 7.7% during the month compared with the MSCI
World Index which rose 6.4% and the Impax ET50 which increased by
9.8%. The water and alternative energy sub-sectors performed
particularly well, reflecting corporate activity and a strong rally
in technology stocks. The broader markets were led by a lower than
expected trade deficit in the US and a belief that interest rates may
have peaked.
During the month, General Electric launched its "ecomagination"
strategy with an eight-page advertisement in the Wall Street
Journal. The company plans to more than double investment in
environmental technology to $1.5 billion and double revenues from
cleaner products to $20 billion by 2010, highlighting growth
prospects within the environmental sector. In a separate speech, the
CEO of GE's infrastructure business said that the company was looking
to make further acquisitions for its water business, following the
purchase of Ionics in February and Osmonics in 2004. This coincided
with the acquisition of Cuno (filtration, US) by 3M at a 31% premium
and reinforces the attraction of pure-play companies with leading
technologies in areas such as desalination and water reuse, markets
that GE predicts will nearly triple in size over the next 8 to 10
years. Within alternative energy, General Motors and Toyota
announced plans to co-develop fuel-cell power systems, despite the
recent setbacks of the US automotive industry. The project is likely
to be based in California where both carmakers have research
facilities, and where blueprints for a "Hydrogen Superhighway" have
been unveiled. The State will invest $54m over five years to build a
network of up to 100 hydrogen fuelling stations, with up to 2,000
fuel cell vehicles on the road by 2010. Finally, it was announced
that Ocean Power Delivery has sold its first three Pelamis wave
generators to a Portuguese consortium, taking the world's first
commercial wave farm a step closer to reality.
Aside from Cuno, which ended the month up 40%, Vestas rose by 35% on
solid first quarter results, in which it reiterated its financial
targets for 2005, along with plans to realise an EBIT margin of at
least 10% in 2008. Pure Technologies (infrastructure monitoring,
Canada) rose 23% after announcing its first contract in the oil and
gas sector. LKQ (automotive recycling, US) also rose by 23% after
continued expansion of EBIT margins and broker upgrades. On the
downside Xantrex (power electronics, Canada) fell 23% on
disappointing first quarter results, and Questair (hydrogen
purification systems, Canada) declined by 16% after announcing the
backlog of orders in the last quarter was flat, despite revenues and
cash burn coming in line with earlier guidance.
In recent trades we have increased our exposure to Vestas, Pall Corp
and Xantrex (power electronics, Canada) whilst taking profits in
Itron, Badger (water meters, US), and Calgon Carbon (activated
carbon, US).
Latest information available at: www.impax.co.uk/asset/iemdown.htm
10 June 2005
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