Earnings Release • Feb 10, 2011
Earnings Release
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Paris, 10 February 2011
"As we had anticipated, 2010 was an extremely active year, with a record number of sales and a significant volume of new investments. The companies in the portfolio reaped the rewards of the groundwork done in 2008 and 2009 to weather the storm and benefit from the recovery that began in 2010. Altamir Amboise now has a high quality portfolio and a healthy financial position that will allow it to finance new investments in 2011," declared Maurice Tchenio, Chairman of the Management of Altamir Amboise.
The Net Asset Value1 per share amounted to €11.59 as of 31 December 2010, compared to €11.03 as of 31 December 2009, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year and 4.8% over Q4 2010 (€11.06 as of 30/09/2010).
The NAV has improved thanks to the disposals made and the very good operational performance of the portfolio companies, despite the average fall in the value of the portfolio's listed securities.
In total, the IFRS Net Assets (shareholders' equity) as of 31 December 2010 amounted to €423.1m2 (compared to €402.6m as of 31/12/2009).
In 2010, proceeds from divestments reached a record level3 of €117.3m4 (compared to €7.2m in 2009). These amounts come from seven full disposals (Faceo, Odyssey, U10, Vedici and historic shareholdings in the venture companies Centerbeam, Galapagos, Orexo), two partial disposals (Arkadin, Cegid Group) and two refinancings (Prosodie, Vizada).
These disposals generated €24.6m in capital gains, net of reversals, in the statutory accounts, plus €2.0m of related revenues, for a total amount of €26.6m (compared to €5.8m in 2009).
1 NAV (share of the Limited Partners holding ordinary shares), net of tax debt
2 m: millions
3 Previous record: €69.1m in 2007
4 €117.6m including the Odyfinance escrow account following the disposal of the Odyssey company
As far as the Ahau 30 FCPR is concerned, €31.6m in capital gains were generated compared to the original cost, plus €6,5m of related revenues. The total amount of €38.1m, to be reduced by a 2% share of minority interests, is not recognised in Altamir Amboise's statutory accounts. These capital gains will be registered in Altamir Amboise's statutory accounts when Ahau 30 is liquidated.
2010 was also very active in terms of investments. Altamir Amboise invested and committed €63.0m (compared to €8.6m in 2009), which breaks down as follows:
Altamir Amboise had a portfolio of 29 companies at the end of 2010 (compared to 34 at the end of 2009) with an IFRS value of €405.4m (80% unlisted and 20% listed).
The top 10 shareholdings account for 88% of the total value: Prosodie, Vizada, Capio, THOM Europe (Histoire d'Or/Marc Orian), Maisons du Monde, Financière Hélios/Séchilienne-Sidec, InfoPro Communications, Afflelou, Altran, Buy Way.
These companies are industry leaders and all of them except Vizada recorded a very significant improvement in profitability in 2010.
Thanks to the disposals made during the financial year, as of 31 December 2010 Altamir Amboise had net cash assets of €30.6m (compared to a negative cash position of €10.7m as of 31/12/2009), which will allow it to finance new investments in 2011.
Note that the Ahau30 credit line was repaid in full to third party investors following the disposals of Vedici and Faceo. Altamir Amboise also has credit lines for a total of €22m which were unused as of the end of 2010.
Net statutory income came to a gain of €5.1m (compared to €9.8m in 2009). Remember that the statutory accounts, which are used as a basis for determining the distributable profit, do not take unrealised capital gains into account. The retained earnings remain in deficit as of 31/12/2010 and do not allow any dividend to be distributed for the 2010 financial year.
Starting January 1st, 2011 (and according to the terms and conditions approved by the General Meeting of 29 April 2009), Altamir Amboise will invest directly in the Apax France VIII Fund (in fundraising process) through a dedicated FCPR called Apax France VIII-B, and no longer by co-investing alongside the Fund.
Altamir Amboise has committed to invest between a minimum of €125m and a maximum of €200m in Apax France VIII-B, with the option of adjusting the level of investments to the level of cash actually available, as has been the case so far. For the first half of 2011, its share of any new investment will be at the upper end of its commitment range.
| 23 March 2011: | General Meeting of Shareholders |
|---|---|
| 3 May 2011: | NAV as of 31 March 2011 |
Altamir Amboise is a listed private equity company, targeting NAV per share growth in line with the top-performing private equity players.
The Company co-invests with the funds managed by Apax Partners SA, a leading private equity firm with over thirty years of investing experience. It offers investors access to a diversified portfolio of fast-growing companies across Apax's sectors of specialisation: Technology, Telecom, Retail & Consumer, Media, Healthcare, Business and Financial Services.
Altamir Amboise is listed on Euronext Paris, Compartment B, ticker: LTA, ISIN code: FR0000053837. It is listed in the CAC Small 90 and SBF 250 indices. The total number of Altamir Amboise ordinary shares in circulation at 31 December 2010 was 36,512,301.
For further information: www.altamir-amboise.fr
Contact: Agathe Heinrich Tel.: +33 1 53 65 01 35 Email: [email protected]
Altamir Amboise publishes two sets of financial statements: IFRS accounts and company accounts.
In the IFRS accounts, the portfolio is valued according to fair market value, according to the IPEV (International Private Equity Valuation organisation) recommendations.
The main elements of the 2010 accounts are presented below (auditing work completed – certificate being issued):
| In € millions | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in fair value of the portfolio | 60.6 | 6.5 |
| Valuation differences on divestments during | 2.1 | 20.9 |
| the period | ||
| Other portfolio income | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| Income from portfolio investments | 62.9 | 36.4 |
| Gross operating income | 51.8 | 27.3 |
| Net operating income | 45.4 | 22.2 |
| Net income attributable to ordinary | 44.7 | 20.3 |
| shareholders |
| In € millions | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | 421.9 | 405.7 |
| Of which portfolio investments | 421.8 | 405.4 |
| Current assets | 1.1 | 30.8 |
| Total assets | 423.0 | 436.5 |
| Shareholders' equity | 402.6 | 423.1 |
| Equity attributable to general partners | 6.4 | 11.5 |
| and B shareholders | ||
| Provisions | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Payables | 12.5 | 0.3 |
| Of which Ahau 30 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Total liabilities | 423.0 | 436.5 |
Net statutory income is used as the basis for calculating distributable profit. Unrealised capital gains are not recognised in the statutory financial statements, only unrealised capital losses.
| In € millions | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Income from revenue transactions | (8.9) | (8.7) |
| Income from capital transactions | 20.2 | 13.9 |
| Exceptional items | (1.5) | (0.1) |
| Net statutory income | 9.8 | 5.1 |
| In € millions | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | 278.5 | 245.9 |
| Current assets | 0.4 | 30.7 |
| Others | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total assets | 279.0 | 276.7 |
| Shareholders' equity | 268.9 | 274.0 |
| Of which retained earnings | (80.8) | (71.0) |
| Of which earnings for the year | 9.8 | 5.1 |
| Provisions | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Payables | 8.6 | 0.3 |
| Total liabilities | 279.0 | 276.7 |
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