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  • 25 Mar 19

Bankers Investment Trust (The) - Global ‘best ideas’ fund with distinguished record

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) has re-established its trend of long-term outperformance of its benchmark, after a slightly disappointing H218. While the portfolio retains a cyclical tilt, manager Alex Crooke at Janus Henderson Investors has overseen a gradual shift toward more defensive market areas in recent months. The trust’s regional sub-portfolio managers focus on finding well-managed, cash-generative companies whose growing dividends can support BNKR’s own impressive 52-year record of dividend growth. Crooke recognises the delicate balance between positive and negative factors in the global macro picture, and over the past year has taken some profits in highly rated technology names and kept gearing low at c 2–3%. He expects greater clarity on the macro outlook in the second half of 2019, but in the meantime is taking advantage of more attractive equity valuations resulting from the Q418 market sell-off.

Companies: Bankers Investment Trust
  • 29 May 18

Outperforming benchmarks old and new

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) is celebrating its 130th anniversary with a 51st consecutive year of annual dividend growth, and a new FTSE World index benchmark that better reflects its investment approach. Recent performance has been strong, buoyed by good returns from the US portfolio and eye-catching outperformance in China, while dividends grew ahead of forecasts in FY17. Manager Alex Crooke cautions that recent sterling strength could be a headwind for overseas dividend income in the current period, although the trust’s large revenue reserve (1.8x the FY17 dividend) and focus on stocks with attractive dividend growth should help to ensure that BNKR’s long record of year-on-year growth is maintained. Crooke has recently been appointed co-head of equities at Janus Henderson Investors, but remains committed to overseeing BNKR.

Companies: Bankers Investment Trust
  • 02 Oct 17

Stock selection drives positive performance

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) invests globally, with the aim of generating higher long-term total returns for its largely UK investor base than it could have achieved in its home market. Share price and NAV returns are ahead of the benchmark FTSE All-Share Index over both the short and longer term, with annualised NAV total returns of more than 15% pa over five years. BNKR also aims to grow its dividend ahead of inflation, and has the second-longest record of unbroken dividend growth of any investment company, on track for a 51st year in FY17. Lead manager Alex Crooke, at the helm since 2003, has slightly reduced the North America allocation as leading economic indicators begin to look less favourable, diverting resources to European portfolio manager Tim Stevenson, who is finding good value opportunities particularly among financial stocks.

Companies: Bankers Investment Trust
  • 14 Mar 17

50 years of growing dividends

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) aims to reward investors who take the additional risk of investing overseas with total returns in excess of those they could have achieved at home (as measured by the FTSE All-Share Index). The trust has a diversified approach, with lead manager Alex Crooke setting the geographical allocation, and regional sub-portfolios managed by specialists at Henderson Global Investors. Value and income are key tenets of the investment process, and the trust has recently achieved a record 50th year of annual dividend growth. BNKR has a long-term record of outperformance versus its benchmark. In the past year it has simplified its fee structure and acted as one of two rollover vehicles for investors in Henderson Global Trust, boosting assets under management by c £60m.

Companies: Bankers Investment Trust
  • 14 Mar 16

Global portfolio with 49 years of dividend growth

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) is a long-established, globally invested fund with a focus on achieving long-term capital growth greater than that of the FTSE All-Share index, and above-inflation dividend growth. Lead manager Alex Crooke makes use of the substantial resources of Henderson Global Investors, delegating ex-UK stock selection to regional specialists. BNKR has recently achieved its 49th consecutive annual dividend increase, the joint-longest record in the investment company sector. A proposal to merge its stablemate Henderson Global Trust with Henderson International Income Trust could see BNKR – which will be offered as a rollover option to investors who wish to retain a global growth mandate – receive a boost to its assets under management.

Companies: Bankers Investment Trust
  • 13 Jul 15

Global growth with growing income

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) is a global investment trust that aims to deliver capital growth in excess of the return on the FTSE All-Share index, as well as growing its dividend by more than the rate of UK inflation. Lead manager Alex Crooke looks after UK stock selection (c 38% of the portfolio) and sets the geographical asset allocation; regional portfolios are run by specialists from Henderson Global Investors’ well resourced fund management team. While there is no overall ‘house style’, all the managers are focused on not overpaying for growth. 12-month returns to 30 June have been particularly strong versus the benchmark and the trust is on track to grow its dividend for a 49th successive year.

Companies: Bankers Investment Trust

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Daily Volume
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# Shares
104.0m
Daily Liquidity
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Pension Liability
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Enterprise Value
£968.6m
Market Cap
£999.7m
Latest PE (hist)
43.28
Div Yield
2.09

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  • 12 Jul 19

LIBERUM: Burford Capital* - ROIC lessons

Burford is off 22% relative since the recent peak. Much has been written about returns, in some cases valuing the business excluding the big wins, but including all losses, which makes no sense, or putting the core business on 10x and its opex on 15x (same), or entirely ignoring the extra returns from the sovereign wealth fund deal (same).

Companies: Burford Capital
  • 09 Jul 19

Petersen appeals to investors

Burford has made a double announcement about the Petersen case. Argentina had appealed to the US Supreme Court over the decision about where the case will be heard. The Court has declined to hear the appeal, so proceedings will take place in the US. Burford has also sold another 10% of its entitlement in the case for $100m; implying a market price of $1bn, ca.25% above the value implied by the smaller July 2018 transaction. Additional disclosure is that the sale took place to 11 institutional investors, with 40 having participated in the market now. This adds credibility to the valuation generated by the transactions to date.

Companies: Burford Capital
  • 10 Jul 19

Cenkos: Equals Group Plc - Signs are there for an excellent year

Equals Group (formerly FairFX) has released a H1/19E trading update highlighting recent operational achievements and strong, broad-based turnover growth. We see this as clear evidence that prior investments in customer experience and extending the product range have produced returns, which are set to continue. We expect further share price appreciation to follow given today's encouraging signs on FY19E trading, with our forecast 52% EPS growth coming at an attractive PEG of just 0.37.

Companies: FairFX Group
  • 10 Jul 19

LIBERUM: Alpha FX* - H1'19 trading ahead / FY19e EPS estimate +9%

Alpha FX has grown H1'19 revenues by 60% year-on-year despite the subdued macro backdrop for UK plc. This highlights their market share gains in the core UK and increasingly European corporate FX markets and the initial contributions from the Institutional business, Alpha Pay and the first overseas office initiative.

Companies: Alpha Fx Group
  • 12 Jul 19

LIBERUM: Miton Group* - Net outflows experienced but market movement strong

Miton’s Q2 AuM update shows £4.7bn under management, 2.7% up from the last disclosed number at the end of March. Over the quarter, Miton has experienced net outflows of £87m, while performance recovered strongly, adding £211m to AUM.

Companies: Miton Group
  • 16 Jul 19

Small Cap Feast

Voyager AIR The Company will focus on the acquisition, leasing and management of primarily widebody aircraft, with asset management services to be provided by Amedeo Limited the IPO will comprise a Placing and Offer for Subscription of Shares to raise up to approximately US$200m. Uniphar, a diversified healthcare services business with a workforce of over 2,000, is looking to join AIM. Raising EUR135m with market cap on admission of EUR309.6m, expected 17 July 2019. Roxi Music UK music streaming service plans London IPO as it goes up against Spotify. They have appointed investment bank Arden Partners for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this year.

Companies: CALL BIRD ABC KDR EMAN BST SCE ZEG SAG FUL

  • 02 Jul 19

Where’s the Value?

Warren Buffett once said that as an investor, it is wise to be ‘fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful’. Fear is not in short supply right now.

Companies: OPM ALU ANCR BLV CONN CRC FDL GATC HAT LEK MMH MCB MWE NXR NTBR NOG PAF PEG RFX SRC TEF TEG TPT VTU WYN XLM

  • 12 Jul 19

In line AuM, positive performance mitigates flows

AuM grew in Q2 with solid investment performance mitigating a modest net outflow (£87m). Year to date, we have seen continuing political uncertainty which has impacted net sales across the UK Smaller Companies sector, Miton has not been immune. We expect flows to return with sentiment, and make no material changes to our earnings forecasts. We continue to see a 60p/share intrinsic value, after taking into account a significant quantum of “free cash” on the balance sheet.

Companies: Miton Group
  • 12 Jul 19

Forecast updates & customer analysis

Last week’s pre-close statement provided several updates, with the two main items being that H2 trading was in line with the Board’s expectations and there will be a five-month extension to the large contract that was lost in March.

Companies: Redde
  • 15 Jul 19

LIBERUM: AEW UK REIT* - Industrial gains

AEW UK REIT delivered strong NAV returns in FY2019 despite retail headwinds in Q1. Operational progress was demonstrated by reduced vacancy and full cover of the 8.4% dividend.

Companies: AEW UK Reit
  • 12 Jul 19

Positive AGM statement; strong interest at Hudson Quarter

Palace Capital has released a positive statement in advance of its AGM later today, reporting a strong start to its upcoming Hudson Quarter development in York. With the project on track to complete in early 2021, we see significant scope for value-accretive growth in coming years which we now reflect through the introduction of FY22e forecasts showing material YoY adj. EPS growth of 21.2%, a dividend cover of 1.09x, EPRA NAV of 448p and LTV of 33%. At a 31% discount to FY19 NAV and 6.7% yield, we reiterate our Buy.

Companies: Palace Capital
  • 17 Jul 19

Small Cap Feast

Voyager AIR The Company will focus on the acquisition, leasing and management of primarily widebody aircraft, with asset management services to be provided by Amedeo Limited the IPO will comprise a Placing and Offer for Subscription of Shares to raise up to approximately US$200m. Roxi Music UK music streaming service plans London IPO as it goes up against Spotify. They have appointed investment bank Arden Partners for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this year.

Companies: AOR MIRA CYAN ITX HOTC BRK RBD WINK MXCT AAOG

  • 05 Jul 19

UK Housebuilding Sector in 2Q 2019

Dwight Barkley PhD is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. He studies waves in excitable media such as the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, heart tissue and neurons. In 1997, Dr Barkley and Dr Laurette Tuckerman, a Paris-based mathematical physicist, developed ‘bifurcation analysis for time steppers’, which is a technique for modifying computer codes to perform bifurcation analysis. More lyrical, perhaps, Dwight is also known for formulating an equation to estimate how long it will be until a child in a car asks the question “are we there yet?” And, it is shown on the image on page 3 of this report. Herein, there are three factors which decide the timing of this wearisome question i.e. one plus the number of activities, divided by the number of children in the car squared. That figure is then added to the time it took the family to get into the car and set off on its journey. Crucial in putting off the first query as to the proximity of the destination are onboard activities for children i.e. no activities equals a question before leaving the driveway. Dr Barkley says: “Mathematics can help answer many of life’s questions”. If only the Brexit journey were that simple. It is not. We are all children now stuck in the back seat; and, maybe, we are still on the driveway with a dearth of on-board activities. Yes, three years on Brexit-resolution-fatigue is making itself felt across the board, including the UK Housebuilding Sector, where the fall in value in 2Q’19 was 7%. Berkeley said something similarin its final results, on 20 June, when it lamented an uncertain operating environment and “a lack of visibility in the political outlook”; and its PBT is expected to fall by a further third this fiscal year. The daily Sector value chart is also lurching from top-left to bottom-right (as is the British Pound versus the Euro). Yes, there were two palpable positives in 2Q from the NHBC and UK Finance about building activity and mortgages; plus, on the third day of 3Q, CBRE’s bid for Telford Homes. Nonetheless, prospective earnings growth for the Sector is now flat in both 2019 and 2020. This is about the journey.

Companies: MCS TW/ PSN BDEV ABBY CSP WJG BVS TEF INL GLV GLE CRST BWY BKG

  • 11 Jul 19

Net inflows surge, record quarter drives AuM +11%

Inflows have surged in Q1 hitting a new quarterly record at +£725m, confirming AuM at £14.1bn (+11.4% qoq). Outperformance complemented this: adding a further £717m equating to+5.7% (as %opening AuM) vs the +2.7% posted by the FTSE All-Share. We do not make any changes to our earnings forecasts, having already upgraded by 6-7% at the Finals for £14.0bn AuM as at 25/6. Trading at a 13x FY20e PER falling to 12x, we find the valuation undemanding given the strong AuM growth momentum.

Companies: Liontrust Asset Management
  • 16 Jul 19

Pre-close nudges forecasts up

CLIG unaudited pre-close statement confirms its Funds under Management (FuM) on 30 June 2019 was US$5,389m (see our note of 8 July 2019, which increased our forecast 3.6%).

Companies: City Of London Investment Group