ICG Enterprise Trust Plc: Q1 update for the three months ended 30 April 2024
ICG Enterprise Trust plc
25 June 2024
Q1 update for the three months ended 30 April 2024
| NAV per Share of 1,925p | ||
Highlights
1 Up to and including 21 June 2024 |
| PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW | ||||||
| Annualised | ||||||
| Performance to 30 April 2024 | 3 months | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
| Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis | 0.5% | 4.8% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 13.4% | |
| NAV per Share Total Return | 1.2% | 4.3% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 13.1% | |
| Share Price Total Return | (0.8)% | 17.3% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 10.7% | |
| FTSE All-Share Index Total Return | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 5.4% | 5.8% | |
| Portfolio activity overview for Q1 FY25 | Primary | Direct | Secondary | Total | ICG-managed | |
| Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis | 1.1% | 1.0% | (2.0)% | 0.5% | (1.1)% | |
| Portfolio Return in Sterling | 1.8% | 1.9% | (0.9)% | 1.3% | (0.3)% | |
| New Investments | £31m | £1m | — | £32m | £4m | |
| Proceeds | £13m | £1m | £16m | £29m | £19m | |
| New fund Commitments | £28m | — | — | £28m | — | |
| Closing Portfolio value | £746m | £402m | £222m | £1,370m | £422m | |
| % Total Portfolio | 54% | 29% | 16% | 100% | 31% |
ENQUIRIES
Institutional investors and analysts:
Martin Li, Shareholder Relations +44 (0) 20 3545 1816
Nathan Brown, Deutsche Numis +44 (0) 20 7260 1426
David Harris, Cadarn Capital +44 (0) 20 7019 9042
Media:
Cat Armstrong, Corporate Communications, ICG +44 (0) 20 3545 1850
COMPANY TIMETABLE
A presentation for investors and analysts will be held at 11:00 BST tomorrow (Wednesday 26 June 2024). A link for the presentation can be found on the Results & Reports page of the Company website. A recording of the presentation will be made available on the Company website after the event.
| FY25 First Interim Dividend | |
| Ex-dividend date | 15 August 2024 |
| Record date | 16 August 2024 |
| Dividend payment date | 30 August 2024 |
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.
We invest in companies directly as well as through funds managed by Intermediate Capital Group plc ("ICG") and other leading managers who focus on creating long-term value and building sustainable growth through active management and strategic change.
ICG Alternative Investment Limited, a regulated subsidiary of ICG, acts as the Manager of the Company.
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.
All performance figures are stated on a Total Return basis (i.e. including the effect of re-invested dividends).
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 we believe will 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, Direct and Secondary 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.
Investments managed by ICG accounted for 31% of the Portfolio.
| Medium-term target | Q1 FY25 | Five-year average | |
| 1. Target Portfolio composition 1 | |||
| Investment category | |||
| Primary | ~50% | 55% | 59% |
| Direct | ~25% | 29% | 27% |
| Secondary | ~25% | 16% | 14% |
| Geography | |||
| North America | ~50% | 45% | 40% |
| Europe (inc. UK) | ~50% | 49% | 53% |
| Other | — | 6% | 7% |
| 2. Balance sheet | |||
| Net cash/(Net debt)2 | ~0% | (3)% | (1)% |
| 1 As percentage of Portfolio; 2 (Net cash)/net debt as a percentage of NAV | |||
Performance overview
- At 30 April 2024, the Portfolio was valued at £1,370m. The Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis for the quarter was 0.5% and in Sterling terms the Portfolio value grew by 1.3%
- ICG Enterprise Trust generated a NAV per Share Total Return of 1.2% during the quarter, ending the period with a NAV per Share of 1,925p
- Over the last five years ICG Enterprise Trust has generated an annualised NAV per Share Total Return of 14.5%
| Movement in the Portfolio £m | 3 months to 30 April 2024 |
| Opening Portfolio | £1,349m |
| Total New Investments | £32m |
| Total Proceeds | £(29)m |
| Portfolio net cashflow | £3m |
| Valuation movement1 | £7m |
| Currency movement | £11m |
| Closing Portfolio | £1,370m |
| % Portfolio growth (local currency) | 0.5% |
| % currency movement | 0.8% |
| % Portfolio growth (Sterling) | 1.3% |
| Expenses and other income | (0.3)% |
| Co-investment Incentive Scheme Accrual | (0.2)% |
| Impact of share buybacks and dividend reinvestment | 0.3% |
| NAV per Share Total Return | 1.2% |
- 92% of the Portfolio is valued using 31 March 2024 (or later) valuations.
Quoted company exposure
- We do not actively invest in publicly quoted companies but gain listed investment exposure when IPOs are used as a route to exit an investment. In these cases, exit timing typically lies with the manager with whom we have invested
- At 30 April 2024, ICG Enterprise Trust’s exposure to quoted companies was valued at £59.9m, equivalent to 4.4% of the Portfolio value (31 January 2024: 4.8%). There was one quoted investment that individually accounted for 0.5% or more of the Portfolio value:
| Company | Ticker | 30 April 2024 % of Portfolio value |
| Chewy | CHWY-US | 1.1% |
| Other companies | 3.3% | |
| Total | 4.4% |
Realisation activity
- Total Realisation proceeds of £29m during the quarter
- Two Full Exits completed during the quarter, at a weighted average Uplift to Carrying Value of 29.2% and a 4.4x Multiple to Cost
New investment activity
- Total New Investments of £32m during the quarter, of which 10% (£4m) was alongside funds managed by ICG
- The split of Total New Investments was split by category as follows:
| Investment Category | Cost (£m) | % of New Investments |
| Primary | £31m | 95% |
| Direct | £1m | 5% |
| Total | £32m | 100% |
Commitments
- We made two new fund Commitments totalling £27.6m during the quarter:
| Fund | Manager | Commitment during the period | |
| Local currency | £m | ||
| Leeds VII | Leeds Equity | $20.0m | £15.7m |
| Oak Hill VI | Oak Hill | $15.0m | £11.9m |
- At 30 April 2024 we had Total Undrawn Commitments of £434m to funds in their investment period and a further £118m to funds outside their investment period
Balance sheet and liquidity
- Total available liquidity at 30 April 2024 was £169.3m (31 January 2024: £195.9m)
| £m | |
| Cash at 31 January 2024 | 11.2 |
| Total Proceeds | 29.0 |
| New investments | (32.3) |
| Debt drawn down | 20.0 |
| Shareholder returns | (12.4) |
| Management fees | (4.0) |
| Co-investment Incentive Scheme distribution | (6.1) |
| FX and other expenses | (0.9) |
| Cash at 30 April 2024 | 4.5 |
| Available undrawn debt facilities | 164.8 |
| Total available liquidity | 169.3 |
- The cash balance was £4.5m (31 January 2024: £11.2m) and drawn debt was £40.0m (31 January 2024: £20.0m). As a result, we had net debt of £35.5m (31 January 2024: £8.8m)
- Post period end, we announced an extension to the maturity of our €240m revolving credit facility by one year, to 29 May 2028. All other key terms remain the same as in the agreement announced on 1 June 2023 (available here)
- At 30 April 2024, the Portfolio represented 106.9% of net assets (31 January 2024: 105.1%)
| £m | % of net assets | |
| Portfolio | 1,370.5 | 106.9% |
| Cash | 4.5 | 0.4% |
| Drawn debt | (40.0) | (3.1)% |
| Co-investment Incentive Scheme Accrual | (49.3) | (3.8)% |
| Other net current liabilities | (3.6) | (0.3)% |
| Net assets | 1,282.1 | 100.0% |
Dividend and share buyback
- Progressive dividend policy maintained: first quarter dividend of 8.5p per share (Q1 FY24: 8p)
- It is the Board’s current intention to declare total dividends of at least 35p per share for FY25 (FY24: 33p)
- The following purchases have been made under the Company's long-term share buyback programme:
| Q1 FY25 | Since 19 October 20221 | |
| Number of shares purchased | 590,000 | 2,137,188 |
| Capital returned to shareholders | £7.0m | £24.8m |
| Number of days shares have been acquired under the buyback programme | 20 | 133 |
| Weighted average discount to last reported NAV | 39.7% | 39.3% |
1 Being the date the long-term share buyback programme was announced, up to and including 21 June 2024
- Post period-end, the Board announced an opportunistic share buyback programme for FY25 of up to £25m. So far, £7.4m has been returned to shareholders via this programme, through the purchase of 620,000 shares at a weighted-average discount of 37.7% to the last reported NAV
Activity since the period end
Notable activity between 1 May 2024 and 31 May 2024 has included Realisation Proceeds of £11m; New investments of £24m; and New fund commitments of £12.8m.
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