Edison issues review on The Biotech Growth Trust

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Biotech Growth Trust PLC (The)

25 July 2017

 

London, UK, 25 July 2017

Edison issues review on The Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG)

The Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) was launched in 1997, aiming to generate long-term capital growth from a global portfolio of biotech stocks. Since 2005, the trust has been managed by OrbiMed Capital, the largest global specialist healthcare investor; over this period, BIOG has significantly outperformed its benchmark NASDAQ Biotech Index (sterling adjusted), despite less compelling short-term performance. The trust's managers are bullish on the outlook for the biotech industry due to continued innovation, and suggest that investor concerns about drug price controls are overdone and have led to attractive biotech company valuations, especially for the larger-cap stocks. They believe that greater clarity surrounding US tax policy, including the potential repatriation of overseas cash, could lead to more industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which should be an important driver for the sector and could lead to a positive revaluation of the industry.

BIOG's current 7.2% share price discount to cum-income NAV is modestly wider than the averages of the last one, three, five and 10 years (range of 4.4% to 6.4%). The board manages the discount, repurchasing shares at its discretion when the discount exceeds 6%. There is scope for the discount to narrow if investor sentiment towards the biotech sector improves or if BIOG continues to outperform its benchmark. Given its focus on capital growth, BIOG does not pay a dividend.

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