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Hardman & Co is a multi-disciplinary financial consultancy and investment research firm, employing highly experienced analysts and professionals with a broad range of capital markets expertise. Our clients are public and private businesses as well as fund managers, ranging from start-ups to £1 billion+ market capitalisations. Hardman & Co offers corporate research & consultancy, serving the needs of both public and private companies. We produce gold-standard research with a global reach for trading and investment companies, as well as providing market commentary and analysis. In addition, we carry out a number of bespoke investment-related assignments, including due diligence on bond listings, assessments of private company valuations and other corporate advisory services. We engage with the market through traditional and digital media, offering illuminating video content on corporate management strategy, results communication, interviews and in-house sector discussion.

Equity Bottom-Up

ICG Enterprise Trust plc / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The key messages from ICGT’s June 2024 shareholder seminar were i) ICGT has a focused and differentiated investment strategy with a dedicated investment team, ii) operating performance remains strong and capital structures are well positioned, iii) debt pricing is reducing and debt availability is accelerating, iv) access to the ICG platform brings substantial benefits, and v) the board has a focused and deliberate approach to long-term shareholder value.</li><li>In our view, what defines ICGT’s uniqueness is the “defensive growth” approach, combined with the ICG manager benefits.</li><li>This has delivered five-year, local currency portfolio returns of 17.1% CAGR, NAV p/sh.</li></ul>

The key messages from ICGT’s June 2024 shareholder seminar were i) ICGT has a focused and differentiated investment strategy with a dedicated investment team, ii) operating performance remains strong and capital structures are well positioned, iii) debt pricing is reducing and debt availability is accelerating, iv) access to the ICG platform brings substantial benefits, and v) the board has a focused and deliberate approach to long-term shareholder value.In our view, what defines ICGT’s uniqueness is the “defensive growth” approach, combined with the ICG manager benefits.This has delivered five-year, local currency portfolio returns of 17.1% CAGR, NAV p/sh.

Hardman & Co Research: ICG Enterprise Trust Plc (ICGT): CM day 2024 - defensive growth value creation

<ul><li>The key message from ICGT’s FY’24 results (to January) is the continued strength of the operating companies, which keep delivering mid-teen EBITDA growth.</li><li>Despite challenging markets, margins have widened, which should help allay some concerns over the impact of the higher-rate environment.</li><li>Target returns are “broadly unchanged”.</li></ul>

The key message from ICGT’s FY’24 results (to January) is the continued strength of the operating companies, which keep delivering mid-teen EBITDA growth.Despite challenging markets, margins have widened, which should help allay some concerns over the impact of the higher-rate environment.Target returns are “broadly unchanged”.

ICG Enterprise Trust - FY’24: portfolio companies performing strongly

<ul><li>ICGT’s discount, like most of the listed PE sector, is well above historical averages.</li><li>We also consider how the triggers to a potential re-rating have evolved in the recent past and are likely to evolve in the near future.</li><li>While many of these factors apply across the PE industry, we explain how ICGT’s position, portfolio and strategy mean it is uniquely well positioned in this environment.</li></ul>

ICGT’s discount, like most of the listed PE sector, is well above historical averages.We also consider how the triggers to a potential re-rating have evolved in the recent past and are likely to evolve in the near future.While many of these factors apply across the PE industry, we explain how ICGT’s position, portfolio and strategy mean it is uniquely well positioned in this environment.

ICG Enterprise Trust Plc (ICGT) - Putting the discount into perspective

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>In 2023, and for the second year running, the Hardman &amp; Co sector index declined, by 3.7%, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share indices.</li>
<li>This is quite unusual for healthcare stocks. Our Index covers 52 companies, only 15 of which saw an increase in their share prices in 2023, and four of those were on account of M&amp;A activity.</li>
<li>Apart from the general economic influences, which have made institutions more risk-averse, there was a common knowledge that several companies were in need of additional working capital; so, share prices were marked down in anticipation of equity raises.</li>
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In 2023, and for the second year running, the Hardman &amp; Co sector index declined, by 3.7%, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share indices.
This is quite unusual for healthcare stocks. Our Index covers 52 companies, only 15 of which saw an increase in their share prices in 2023, and four of those were on account of M&amp;A activity.
Apart from the general economic influences, which have made institutions more risk-averse, there was a common knowledge that several companies were in need of additional working capital; so, share prices were marked down in anticipation of equity raises.


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<li>Feature article: Is silver the cheapest asset on the planet?</li>
<li>Silver is a precious metal, a monetary metal and an industrial metal with a surprisingly wide range of uses.</li>
<li>It’s not that well understood by investors and tends to get overshadowed by gold – but, perhaps, not for much longer.</li>
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Feature article: Is silver the cheapest asset on the planet?
Silver is a precious metal, a monetary metal and an industrial metal with a surprisingly wide range of uses.
It’s not that well understood by investors and tends to get overshadowed by gold – but, perhaps, not for much longer.


United Kingdom

ICG Graphite Enterprise Trust plc is an investment trust incorporated in the United Kingdom with a diversified portfolio of equity assets. The aim of the Fund is to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth through investment in unquoted companies, mainly through specialist funds but also directly.

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Hardman & Co Research: ICG Enterprise Trust Plc (ICGT): CM day 2024 - defensive growth value creation

The key messages from ICGT’s June 2024 shareholder seminar were i) ICGT has a focused and differentiated investment strategy with a dedicated...

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ICG Enterprise Trust - FY’24: portfolio companies performing strongly

The key message from ICGT’s FY’24 results (to January) is the continued strength of the operating companies, which keep delivering mid-teen EBITDA...

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ICG Enterprise Trust Plc (ICGT) - Putting the discount into perspective

ICGT’s discount, like most of the listed PE sector, is well above historical averages. We also consider how the triggers to a potential re-rating...

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Hardman & Co Monthly: July 2024

In 2023, and for the second year running, the Hardman & Co sector index declined, by 3.7%, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share...

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The Hardman & Co Monthly: May 2024

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