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  • 03 Feb 20
Hardman & Co Monthly: February 2020

We recently published a paper, Share ownership: For the many, not the few, based on a statistical survey of share ownership, produced jointly with Argus Vickers, the share analysis service. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has now issued its equivalent survey. This paper compares its results with ours. Although there are, inevitably, differences in the detail, the two surveys reach the same conclusions.

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  • 03 Feb 20
Hardman & Co Monthly: February 2020

We recently published a paper, Share ownership: For the many, not the few, based on a statistical survey of share ownership, produced jointly with Argus Vickers, the share analysis service. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has now issued its equivalent survey. This paper compares its results with ours. Although there are, inevitably, differences in the detail, the two surveys reach the same conclusions.

Companies: AVO AGY ARBB CLIG DNL FLTA GDR MCL NSF PCA PIN PXC PHP RECI RMDL STX SCE TON VTA

  • 03 Feb 20
Follow the money

In this note, we remind investors of Volta’s attractions and risks, focus on how it generates the cash to pay the dividend, and look at some of the issues from the latest Report and Accounts. The core to paying the dividend, and its long-term sustainability, is generating cash from the underlying 700 borrowers, a broad diversification by counter-party, geography and economic sector. Currently, a near record level of income yield is being generated. While recent months have seen both forex and sentiment volatility with a range of positive and negative capital movements, the long-term performance will be driven by cash generation. The discount appears anomalous given Volta’s track record.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 03 Feb 20
Follow the money

In this note, we remind investors of Volta’s attractions and risks, focus on how it generates the cash to pay the dividend, and look at some of the issues from the latest Report and Accounts. The core to paying the dividend, and its long-term sustainability, is generating cash from the underlying 700 borrowers, a broad diversification by counter-party, geography and economic sector. Currently, a near record level of income yield is being generated. While recent months have seen both forex and sentiment volatility with a range of positive and negative capital movements, the long-term performance will be driven by cash generation. The discount appears anomalous given Volta’s track record.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 10 Jan 20
THE MONTHLY January 2020

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is due to publish its most up-to-date survey on share ownership in mid-January, which identifies the beneficial owners and decision- makers of the stock market. Hardman & Co has worked together with the share analysis service, Argus Vickers, to jointly produce its own survey, which anticipates the conclusions of the ONS survey but goes into much greater detail. Our work does not use a sample of 200 quoted companies as the ONS historically has, but rather includes everyUK quoted company. The ONS samples share registers every two years; our study uses six-monthly data points. Our survey also extends to shareholders on NEX; the ONS does not.

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  • 10 Jan 20
THE MONTHLY January 2020

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is due to publish its most up-to-date survey on share ownership in mid-January, which identifies the beneficial owners and decision- makers of the stock market. Hardman & Co has worked together with the share analysis service, Argus Vickers, to jointly produce its own survey, which anticipates the conclusions of the ONS survey but goes into much greater detail. Our work does not use a sample of 200 quoted companies as the ONS historically has, but rather includes everyUK quoted company. The ONS samples share registers every two years; our study uses six-monthly data points. Our survey also extends to shareholders on NEX; the ONS does not.

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  • 04 Dec 19
Volta Finance - Continued healthy cash yield

Volta’s (VTA’s) 12-month NAV total return (TR) at end-October 2019 (-3.5%) is below its five-year average of 11.2%. This mostly comes from the declining prices of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), with the average price of Volta’s USD CLO debt decreasing by 11.5pp of par value y-o-y). The ytd return was mildly positive at 3.1% after a harsh Q418. While market sentiment weighs on valuations, the underlying loan collateral performs well (assisted by record-low default rates), generating strong cash flows (in total, Volta has received €38m in interest and coupons ytd, up 11% year-on-year). Volta’s investment manager steadily increases exposure to long-dated equity tranches at the expense of debt tranches in response to the cycle turn.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 04 Dec 19
Volta Finance - Continued healthy cash yield

Volta’s (VTA’s) 12-month NAV total return (TR) at end-October 2019 (-3.5%) is below its five-year average of 11.2%. This mostly comes from the declining prices of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), with the average price of Volta’s USD CLO debt decreasing by 11.5pp of par value y-o-y). The ytd return was mildly positive at 3.1% after a harsh Q418. While market sentiment weighs on valuations, the underlying loan collateral performs well (assisted by record-low default rates), generating strong cash flows (in total, Volta has received €38m in interest and coupons ytd, up 11% year-on-year). Volta’s investment manager steadily increases exposure to long-dated equity tranches at the expense of debt tranches in response to the cycle turn.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 04 Nov 19
THE MONTHLY November 2019

The trade-off in the risk/reward for gold and gold mining equities is improving, as central banks push the current iteration of the post-World War II Bretton Woods financial order towards its limits.

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  • 04 Nov 19
THE MONTHLY November 2019

The trade-off in the risk/reward for gold and gold mining equities is improving, as central banks push the current iteration of the post-World War II Bretton Woods financial order towards its limits.

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  • 07 Oct 19
9%+ yield in uncertain times

In this note, we remind investors of Volta’s many attractions, and examine what would be required for the Volta 9%+ yield to be seriously threatened. We note the broad diversification of underlying cashflows, the consistency of income and monthly returns, and the manager’s excellent track record. We also explore the business dynamics in a downturn and how investor sentiment may be less volatile with increased cov-lite documentation. The discount appears anomalous relative to peers given Volta’s track record and the issues identified above.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 07 Oct 19
9%+ yield in uncertain times

In this note, we remind investors of Volta’s many attractions, and examine what would be required for the Volta 9%+ yield to be seriously threatened. We note the broad diversification of underlying cashflows, the consistency of income and monthly returns, and the manager’s excellent track record. We also explore the business dynamics in a downturn and how investor sentiment may be less volatile with increased cov-lite documentation. The discount appears anomalous relative to peers given Volta’s track record and the issues identified above.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 03 Oct 19
THE MONTHLY October 2019

Since their privatisation in 1989, the 10 water companies have faced a periodic review every five years; it is undertaken by Ofwat, and prescribes customer prices, along with the investment requirements. As part of the ongoing review, PR19, Ofwat will publish its Final Determination numbers on 11 December 2019; they will apply as from April 2020, although water companies do have the option to seek a reference to the CMA.

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  • 03 Oct 19
THE MONTHLY October 2019

Since their privatisation in 1989, the 10 water companies have faced a periodic review every five years; it is undertaken by Ofwat, and prescribes customer prices, along with the investment requirements. As part of the ongoing review, PR19, Ofwat will publish its Final Determination numbers on 11 December 2019; they will apply as from April 2020, although water companies do have the option to seek a reference to the CMA.

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  • 03 Sep 19
THE MONTHLY September 2019

The challenges associated with value creation drive all investors. Any investment professional is eager to make their mark by picking organisations that are able to deliver superior returns. Increasingly investors look into how organisations are governed and how effective the top decision-making bodies of organisations really are. In this white paper, we shed light on research findings and reveal the seven hallmarks of effective boards. The seven hallmarks are proven to create more effective boards and are set to be the next lever in the value creation process. Better Boards has created advanced board evaluation tools designed to motivate and inspire and above all, contribute to superior value creation.

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  • 03 Sep 19
THE MONTHLY September 2019

The challenges associated with value creation drive all investors. Any investment professional is eager to make their mark by picking organisations that are able to deliver superior returns. Increasingly investors look into how organisations are governed and how effective the top decision-making bodies of organisations really are. In this white paper, we shed light on research findings and reveal the seven hallmarks of effective boards. The seven hallmarks are proven to create more effective boards and are set to be the next lever in the value creation process. Better Boards has created advanced board evaluation tools designed to motivate and inspire and above all, contribute to superior value creation.

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  • 02 Aug 19
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  • 02 Aug 19
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  • 01 Aug 19
THE MONTHLY August 2019

The introduction of IFRS 2 in 2004 generated considerable debate about the best approach for handling ‘share-based payments’ (SBP). While it is clearly a cost to shareholders, which should be included in the statutory reporting lines through the P&L account, the question arose as to whetherit should be part of our underlying EBIT calculation.

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  • 01 Aug 19
THE MONTHLY August 2019

The introduction of IFRS 2 in 2004 generated considerable debate about the best approach for handling ‘share-based payments’ (SBP). While it is clearly a cost to shareholders, which should be included in the statutory reporting lines through the P&L account, the question arose as to whetherit should be part of our underlying EBIT calculation.

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  • 02 Jul 19
THE MONTHLY July 2019

When advisers first start looking at business relief (BR) products, there is much to take in: the rules governing such products; the investment strategies being used; and what the investment risk is. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that, for non-AIM products, the investment is being made directly into a company or partnership, rather than a fund. It is, therefore, essential that governance is part of the diligence process.

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  • 02 Jul 19
THE MONTHLY July 2019

When advisers first start looking at business relief (BR) products, there is much to take in: the rules governing such products; the investment strategies being used; and what the investment risk is. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that, for non-AIM products, the investment is being made directly into a company or partnership, rather than a fund. It is, therefore, essential that governance is part of the diligence process.

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  • 26 Jun 19
Manager’s Hardman & Co Forum presentation

Serge Demay, from Fund Manager AXA IM, gave an investor presentation at the Hardman & Co 17 June 2019 Forum (video https://www.hardmanandco.com/juneinvestor-forum/). We produced a short note for this event, Volta Finance: 9% yield from diversified corporate loan portfolio. In this report, we address the questions that were raised at both the Forum and in the one-on-one discussions our analyst had with attendees post the event. The bias was on credit and how the portfolio may optimise returns if the expected gentle economic deterioration happens.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 26 Jun 19
Manager’s Hardman & Co Forum presentation

Serge Demay, from Fund Manager AXA IM, gave an investor presentation at the Hardman & Co 17 June 2019 Forum (video https://www.hardmanandco.com/juneinvestor-forum/). We produced a short note for this event, Volta Finance: 9% yield from diversified corporate loan portfolio. In this report, we address the questions that were raised at both the Forum and in the one-on-one discussions our analyst had with attendees post the event. The bias was on credit and how the portfolio may optimise returns if the expected gentle economic deterioration happens.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 04 Jun 19
THE MONTHLY June 2019


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  • 04 Jun 19
THE MONTHLY June 2019


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  • 09 May 19
Volta Finance - Shift towards CLO equity ahead of cycle turn

Volta’s NAV TR performance in recent months was influenced by weaker market sentiment towards the end of 2018, which (despite the subsequent rebound) translated into a marginal (c 1%) negative return in H119 ending on 31 January. Returns in February and March were mildly positive, bringing the ytd performance to 4.0%. Importantly, the cash flows generated by Volta’s portfolio remain strong. Moreover, AXA IM used the recent increase in market volatility to deploy the rest of Volta’s dry powder and increase its exposure to CLO equity tranches at attractive prices ahead of any potential turn in the credit cycle.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 09 May 19
Volta Finance - Shift towards CLO equity ahead of cycle turn

Volta’s NAV TR performance in recent months was influenced by weaker market sentiment towards the end of 2018, which (despite the subsequent rebound) translated into a marginal (c 1%) negative return in H119 ending on 31 January. Returns in February and March were mildly positive, bringing the ytd performance to 4.0%. Importantly, the cash flows generated by Volta’s portfolio remain strong. Moreover, AXA IM used the recent increase in market volatility to deploy the rest of Volta’s dry powder and increase its exposure to CLO equity tranches at attractive prices ahead of any potential turn in the credit cycle.

Companies: Volta Finance
  • 03 May 19
The Monthly May 2019

How small- and mid-cap quoted companies make a substantial contribution to markets, employment and tax revenues.

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  • 03 May 19
The Monthly May 2019

How small- and mid-cap quoted companies make a substantial contribution to markets, employment and tax revenues.

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12Feb20 17:00 GNW Volta Finance Limited - Net Asset Value(s) as at 31 January 2020
04Feb20 11:16 GNW Volta Finance Limited : Director/PDMR Shareholding
03Feb20 11:19 EQS Hardman & Co Research: Volta Finance Ltd (VTA): Follow the money
17Jan20 10:38 GNW Volta Finance Limited - Update Statement regarding AGM voting
13Jan20 08:48 GNW Volta Finance Limited - Net Asset Value(s) as at 31 December 2019
23Dec19 09:14 GNW Volta Finance Limited: Director/PDMR Shareholding
11Dec19 17:15 GNW Volta Finance Limited - Net Asset Value as at 30 November 2019
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  • 21 Feb 20
Cenkos Securities - Costs adjusted to protect profitability

2019 was a difficult year for UK equity capital markets activity, and Cenkos demonstrated the strength of its flexible business model and the client relationships sustained by its staff, achieving full year profitability despite one-off restructuring costs. Lower fixed costs will benefit future earnings and Cenkos reports a positive start to 2020 with a strong pipeline. Conservatively, we have reduced our revenue/earnings assumptions for this year, but improved market/investor confidence could generate significant upside.

Companies: Cenkos Securities
  • 20 Feb 20
Lowered costs and impairments guidance at the rescue

The group released a mixed set of quarterly results, characterised by a fall in the tangible book value and a reduced capital usage. Management’s guidance for this is reassuring: the group is expected to meet expectations thanks to stronger cost control and lower cost of risk.

Companies: Lloyds Banking Group
  • 18 Feb 20
Accelerated repositioning

The quarterly underlying performance came in line with expectations. The expected Coronavirus-related impairments and the temporary extra capital consumption look limited. The related revenue losses remain unknown but are expected to be progressively offset by organic growth. The announced acceleration in the group’s repositioning comes at the right time, confirming management’s confidence in Asia’s longer-term potential and enabling the group to improve its capital usage ahead of the implementation of Basel 3.

Companies: HSBC
  • 17 Feb 20
Placing closes ahead of target, raising £130m

Urban Logistics REIT (“ULR”) successfully closed its Placing last Friday (14/2) raising £130m gross, materially exceeding the original £100m target. There is scope for this to further increase via an Open Offer/Offer for Subscription and an over-allotment option. The proposed 3.85p special dividend has now been declared. The manager’s incentivisation arrangements will be amended. These are all subject to shareholder approval at the General Meeting to be held on 9th March. The acquisition of pipeline assets is expected to be earnings accretive in the first full year. The market trends for ULR’s target asset class in the small/mid-box logistics space remain supportive of total returns.

Companies: Urban Logistics REIT
  • 07 Nov 19
Cenkos Securities - Resilient broker with a substantial track record

Cenkos has a record of successful fund-raising for clients and maintaining annual profitability since its inception in 2005. This reflects its focus on client outcomes, a well-established network of business relationships and flexibility in its cost base. Its client relationships should stand it in good stead when market conditions become more favourable. In the meantime, the company’s strong balance sheet, with substantial capital headroom, provides reassurance and Cenkos would not need to attain earlier levels of return on equity to warrant a materially higher valuation.

Companies: Cenkos Securities
  • 12 Feb 20
LIBERUM: Plus500* - Q4 stronger than thought

Q4 saw $100m of revenues ex customer P+L. The company will return 100% of 2019 profits to shareholders through dividends and buybacks, has $293m net cash, and may seek targeted acquisitions, new licences and product extensions.

Companies: Plus500
  • 20 Feb 20
Primary Health Properties - Winning returns, lowest costs

Primary Health Properties PLC (LON:PHP) recently announced its full-year results to December 2019. These were in line with our forecast and confirmed a strong year for the company. Earnings per share as measured by the adjusted EPRA EPS (see footnotes to the table) grew by 5.8%, and the dividend (f

Companies: Primary Health Properties
  • 20 Feb 20
Fidelity China Special Situations - Weak sentiment providing opportunities

Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS) aims to deliver long-term capital growth, following a bottom-up approach to investing in companies listed in China, and Chinese companies listed elsewhere. The trust marks its 10th anniversary in April 2020 and, since inception, it has generated an annualised NAV total return of 11%. Chinese equities have been relatively out of favour for some time against a backdrop of the US-China trade dispute, Hong Kong political protests and, more recently, the coronavirus. The manager, Dale Nicholls, is finding exciting opportunities at attractive valuations, and continues to focus primarily on smaller companies that can benefit from long-term secular growth trends.

Companies: Fidelity China Special Situations
  • 08 Jan 20
UK Housebuilding Sector: 2020 vision: Sharpness and clarity for industry prospects

For fighter pilots, it is a minimum requirement. But having 20/20 ‘visual acuity’ (correct term) does not necessarily mean you have perfect vision (as convention assumes); instead, it indicates sharpness and clarity of vision at a distance. It is measured by a Snellen Chart, which displays letters of progressively smaller size and whereby 20/20 means that the test subject sees the same line of letters at 20 feet that a person with normal vision sees at 20 feet (or 6 metres; but 6/6 simply didn’t catch on).

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  • 20 Feb 20
Grainger

Acceleration to scale; NTA premium pricing this

Companies: Grainger
  • 27 Jan 20
Cenkos: Equals Group Plc -- Strong growth confirmed with B2B pivot

Today's update confirms Equals has delivered a second straight year of material revenue and profit growth, despite difficult market conditions, with a significant shift in the revenue profile towards more profitable B2B customers. Given profit delivery has been slightly lower than expected, we rebase our forecasts to take a more prudent view of trading in years FY21E and FY22E, but we are confident Equals has now assembled the products, infrastructure and management it needs for strong growth.

Companies: Equals Group
  • 18 Feb 20
Securities Trust of Scotland - High-conviction portfolio of quality companies

Securities Trust of Scotland (STS) aims to generate income and long-term capital growth through a bottom-up approach to investing in global equities. The manager, Mark Whitehead, focuses on quality companies with an ability to sustain dividend growth, to build a relatively concentrated portfolio of 35–55 high-conviction stocks. In his view, this approach is naturally aligned with selecting companies that score highly on ESG issues. Since Whitehead’s appointment, and the adoption of the mandate, STS has delivered an annualised NAV total return of 12.9% and increased demand for its shares the valuation from trading at a persistent discount to trading at a premium to NAV.

Companies: Securities Trust Of Scotland
  • 20 Feb 20
Cenkos: Sativa Group Plc -- CBD product listing with WH Smith Travel

Sativa Group has announced that its subsidiary, Goodbody Botanicals, has secured a CBD product listing with WH Smith Travel. WH Smith Travel operates 1019 stores, 586 in the UK and 433 internationally, with this initial listing for c100 of their highest footfall stores, leaving significant headroom to grow if successful. This listing has been won through the partnership with SHS Sales and Marketing and the Company notes this is the first completed agreement of numerous other potential national product listing arrangements currently in discussion via SHS.

Companies: Sativa Group
  • 21 Feb 20
Is the British's sell-off in sight ?

Hammerson has disposed of new assets in the UK at a price 22% below their June 2019 book value, or a yield of 8.7% from the buyer’s side. The crisis is not over.

Companies: Hammerson
  • 18 Sep 19
Adapting to market conditions

Cenkos has not been immune from the challenging market conditions in the first half of 2019. This is evidenced by a decline in revenues of 41% to £10.6m and a loss before tax of £0.2m. Net cash also declined from £34m at December 2018 to £14.7m reflecting the reduced trading, the payment of the 2018 bonus and dividend, and a share buy-back programme. On the upside we note that the second half has ‘started well…with an encouraging pipeline’. In addition, the interim dividend was maintained at 2p, the regulatory capital surplus was £15.9m and we expect the net cash to improve to £25m by the year end. Despite the tough environment and the fact that we are revising our full year revenue and PBT forecast from £47m and £5m to £35m and £1.3m, we maintain our view that Cenkos has a flexible and strong business model (110 clients), and is attractive to income investors. With the shares close to historical lows, a dividend yield of 9% supports our BUY recommendation and revised price target of 80p.

Companies: Cenkos Securities