Daily Brief Financials: IP Group PLC, Picton Property Income, American Tower, Aruhi Corp and more

IP Group’s largest life sciences holding at end-2023, Oxford Nanopore (ONT), which developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology, announced earlier today that it has successfully completed an issue of 66.7m ordinary shares (c 7.6% of its issued capital), raising £80m of gross proceeds (upsized from the initial £75m as the issue was multiple times oversubscribed). This includes a £50m strategic investment by Novo Holdings (the controlling shareholder of Novo Nordisk and Novozymes), with the remaining proceeds coming from institutional investors. As per the announcement, Novo Holdings currently intends (subject to availability and price, among others) to purchase another £10m worth of ONT shares over time in the market.

Picton Property Income’s Q125 trading update shows DPS, increased by 6% from Q423, fully covered by EPRA earnings. Our unchanged forecasts show continuing earnings growth, driven by positive leasing momentum and asset management initiatives underway. Net asset value has stabilised, supported by improving sentiment in the property market and the prospect of interest rate reductions.

• American Tower is a leading owner, operator, and developer of communications real estate with a large portfolio in the US
• The author sees the current trading in American Tower as an attractive entry point for investors
• The tower business is described as having valuable real estate, organic growth driven by data consumption, and strong demand for communication infrastructure

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• Operating revenue: JPY5.5bn (+19.0% YoY), driven by full consolidation of SBI Estate Finance group, origination-related revenue decreased.
• Operating expenses: JPY4.7bn (+11.6% YoY), driven by finance costs increase, personnel expenses decrease, and commission expenses increase.
• Pre-tax profit: JPY795mn (+77.1% YoY), with a pre-tax profit margin of 14.5%, reflecting a one-off factor in personnel expenses.