Earnings Release • Nov 4, 2015
Earnings Release
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Paris, 4 November 2015 – Net Asset Value 1 per share stood at €17.11 as of 30 September 20152 after payment of a €0.50 per-share dividend in May. It was up 1% from 30 June 2015 (€16.95) and up 6.7% from 31 December 2014 (€16.04).
The third-quarter NAV rise derived from increases in the share prices of listed portfolio companies, essentially Altran and Albioma, while stock markets in general declined during the period. Only listed companies are revalued as of 30 September at their market price. Unlisted companies are revalued twice a year, on 30 June and 31 December.
NAV per share rose 9.8%, dividend included, over the first nine months of the year, owing to:
Net Asset Value (IFRS shareholders' equity) as of 30 September 2015 was €624.9m4 , vs. €618.9m as of 30 June 2015 and €585.8m as of 31 December 2014.
Divestment proceeds and revenue in the third quarter of 2015 amounted to €31.8m, bringing the total in the first nine months of the year to €55.9m, vs.€63.9m over the first nine months of 2014.
They derived essentially from the following sources:
1NAV net of tax, share attributable to the limited partners holding ordinary shares
2Unaudited financial statements as of 30 September 2015
3For the Apax Partners France portfolio; EBITDA of companies held via the Apax VIII LP fund rose by 6.9% on average
4m: millions
During the third quarter of 2015, Altamir invested and committed €37.2m in six new international companies, bringing the total invested and committed since the start of the year to €91.6m, vs. €31.8m over the first nine months of 2014.
The new investments and commitments were as follows:
Via the Apax France VIII fund:
a commitment to invest €20m in two companies that will be acquired from the Altice group: Cabovisão, the second-largest cable operator in Portugal, with more than 900,000 homes passed and 200,000 subscribers and offering households pay TV, internet and fixed telephony; and ONI, one of the leading telecoms operators in Portugal offering services dedicated to corporate customers;
Via the Apax VIII LP fund:
As of 30 September 2015, Altamir's portfolio was valued (IFRS basis) at €594.8m, vs. €605m as of 30 June 2015 and €543.5m as of 31 December 2014. Excluding commitments, it was made up of 33 companies (vs. 29 at 30 June and 25 at end-2014), including 26 unlisted (63% of portfolio value) and seven listed (Altran, Albioma, Amplitude, GFI, Capio, Chola and Shriram).
Portfolio companies pursued their acquisition strategies during the third quarter:
Alain Afflelou acquired Optical Discount (€35m in sales), a franchise chain with 90 stores in France, Belgium and Morocco, thereby significantly expanding the low-cost side of the business (150 stores) and bringing its overall network to 1,300 stores.
In October 2015, the funds advised by Apax Partners LLP acquired a 23.2% stake in Zensar Technologies Limited, a listed Indian company that provides technology services to leading global customers in the manufacturing, retail and high-tech industries.
In addition, two companies in the portfolio have carried out build-up operations:
As of 30 September 2015, Altamir's net cash position on an IFRS basis (excl. commitments) was €56.6m, vs. €33.4m as of 30 June 2015 and €70.1m as of 31 December 2014.
As of 30 September 2015, the Company had commitments to the Apax France VIII and Apax VIII LP funds of a maximum of €133.2m. Altamir also has a commitment (estimated at €10m) to co-invest alongside Apax France VII in the fund's existing holdings in proportion to its initial investments.
Lastly, Altamir has overdraft lines totalling €47m.
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| 2015 earnings and NAV as of 31/12/2015 | 24 February 2016, post-trading |
|---|---|
| Annual Shareholders' Meeting | 15 April 2016 |
| NAV as of 31/03/2016 | 11 May 2016, post-trading |
| H1 2016 earnings and NAV as of |
5 September 2016, post-trading |
| 30/06/2016 | |
| NAV as of 30/09/2016 | 3 November 2016, post-trading |
Altamir (Euronext Paris-B, ticker: LTA) is a listed private equity company with more than €600m in assets under management. The company was created 20 years ago as a means for any investor to access private equity, one of the best performing asset classes over the long term.
Altamir invests via and with the funds managed or advised by Apax Partners France and Apax Partners LLP, two leading private equity firms in their respective markets.
Altamir provides access to a diversified portfolio of fast-growing companies across Apax's sectors of specialisation: TMT, Retail & Consumer, Healthcare, Business & Financial Services; mid-sized companies in French-speaking European countries and larger companies across Europe, North America and key emerging markets.
Altamir derives certain tax benefits from its status as an SCR ("societe de capital risque"). As such, Altamir is exempt from corporate tax and the company's investors may benefit from tax exemptions, subject to specific holding-period and dividend-reinvestment conditions.
For more information: www.altamir.fr
Contact Agathe Heinrich Tel: +33 1 53 65 01 74 E-mail: [email protected]
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