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WAM CAPITAL LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2018
May 10, 2018
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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Investment update As at 30 April 2018
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wilsonassetmanagement.com.au ABN 34 086 587 395
Snapshot
Pre-tax net tangible assets $1.97
Fully franked dividend yield 6.5%
Gross assets $1,321.3m
Performance (p.a. since August 1999) 17.5%
WAM Capital Limited
ASX code WAM Date of listing Aug 1999 Gross assets $1,321.3m Market cap $1,590.7m Share price $2.38 NTA before tax $1.97 Shares on issue 668,363,006 Annualised fully franked 15.5c interim dividend (FY2018) Fully franked dividend yield 6.5%
Investment objectives
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Deliver shareholders a rising stream of fully franked dividends
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Provide capital growth
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Preserve capital
Wilson Asset Management investment & management team
Geoff Wilson AO Chairman &
Portfolio Manager Kate Thorley Chief Executive Officer Chris Stott Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager Matthew Haupt Portfolio Manager Catriona Burns Portfolio Manager Martin Hickson Portfolio Manager Oscar Oberg Portfolio Manager Tobias Yao Senior Equity Analyst John Ayoub Senior Equity Analyst Cooper Rogers Assistant Dealer
Company overview
WAM Capital Limited (ASX: WAM) is a listed investment company managed by Wilson Asset Management. Listed in August 1999, WAM Capital provides investors with exposure to an actively managed diversified portfolio of undervalued growth companies, which are generally small-to-medium sized industrial companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. WAM Capital also provides exposure to relative value arbitrages and market mispricing opportunities.
Shareholder Presentations
| Hobart & Launceston | 11 May |
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| Canberra Sydney |
14 May 15 May |
| Brisbane | 16 May |
| Toowoomba | 17 May |
| Perth | 21 May |
| Adelaide | 22 May |
| Melbourne | 24 May |
| RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW |
WAM Global initial public offering
WAM Global launched its initial public offering (IPO) on 2 May and exceeded the minimum offer proceeds on the same day. The general and priority offers are open and expected to close on 8 June. WAM Capital shareholders are eligible to take part in the $165 million priority allocation to the Wilson Asset Management Family.
Visit www.wilsonassetmanagement.com.au/global to participate in the IPO.
May 2018 Shareholder Presentations
This month, we will be travelling across the country to meet with investors about our LICs, including WAM Global. We will also discuss investment themes, trends and opportunities we are seeing across Australian and global equity markets. Lunch will be served following the presentations, so we encourage you to stay and talk to the team. Register now!
Market overview
The S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index gained 3.5% in April led by an increase in commodity prices following robust Chinese economic growth data, and an abatement in geopolitical risks, particularly surrounding ‘trade wars’. The International Monetary Fund maintained its positive outlook on global economic growth, forecast to be 3.9% in 2018, the best annual growth rate since 2011.
Net tangible asset (NTA) figures
The following NTA figures are after the 7.75 cents per share fully franked interim dividend paid on 27 April 2018. Since inception, WAM Capital has paid 215.3 cents per share in fully franked dividends to shareholders.
| NTA before tax | 196.61c** |
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| NTA after tax and before tax on unrealised gains | 195.95c** |
| NTA after tax | 193.33c** |
| *The NTA before tax figure is after the payment of $1.02m (0.2 cents per share) in tax during the month. | |
| **This includes 0.33 cents per share of tax assets resulting from the acquisition of an unlisted investment company in | |
| April 2017. |
Performance
| Performance | |||||||||
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| Since | |||||||||
| inception | |||||||||
| Performance at | 1 | 6 | Fin | 1 | 3 yrs | 5 yrs |
10 yrs | %pa | |
| 30 April 2018 | mth | mths | YTD | yr | %pa | %pa |
%pa | (Aug-99) | |
| WAM Investment Portfolio* |
0.9% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 14.0% | 17.5% | |
| S&P/ASX All Ordinaries | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8.9% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 5.2% | 8.3% | |
| Accumulation Index | |||||||||
| Outperformance | -2.6% | **+1.2% ** | +2.7% | **+6.9% ** | **+8.5% ** | +7.1% | +8.8% | +9.2% |
*Investment performance and Index returns are before expenses, fees and taxes.
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Investment update As at 30 April 2018
wilsonassetmanagement.com.au T +61 2 9247 6755
Growth of $10,000 investment since inception
WAM Capital versus the Index
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$160,000
$142,458
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$45,757
$40,000
$20,000
$0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
WAM Capital (ASX: WAM) S&P/ ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index
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Notes:
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The above graph reflects the period from inception in August 1999 to 30 April 2018.
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WAM Capital’s performance is calculated using the closing daily share price in Australian dollars and assumes all dividends are reinvested.
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The S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index has been chosen for comparison purposes only. The graph is not intended to be an indication of future performance of any asset class, index or the WAM Capital portfolio.
Diversified portfolio
| March 2018 April 2018 Investment type $m % $m % |
March 2018 April 2018 Investment type $m % $m % |
March 2018 April 2018 Investment type $m % $m % |
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| Listed equities 915.4 68.8 886.7 67.1 |
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| Short portfolio (9.5) (0.7) (3.3) (0.2) |
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| Fixed interest & cash 425.3 31.9 437.9 33.1 |
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| Gross assets 1,331.2m 100.0 1,321.3m 100.0* |
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| Total shares on issue 655,257,315 668,363,006** |
*This figure is after the 7.75 cents per share fully franked interim dividend paid on 27 April 2018 and $1.02m in tax paid during the month.
**During the month, 3,412,813 shares were issued under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) for the interim dividend. An additional 9,692,878 shares were issued via a DRP Shortfall Placement, raising $22.8m.
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Investment update As at 30 April 2018
wilsonassetmanagement.com.au T +61 2 9247 6755
Top 20 holdings
| Top 20 holdings | |
|---|---|
| Code Company ALL Aristocrat Leisure Limited AOG Aveo Group ASB Austal Limited ASL Ausdrill Limited BVS Bravura Solutions Limited CSL CSL Limited CTD Corporate Travel Management Limited EHL Emeco Holdings Limited IMD Imdex Limited MTR Mantra Group Limited |
Code Company |
| NEC Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Limited |
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| PIA Pengana International Equities Limited |
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| PSI PSC Insurance Group Limited |
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| REA REA Group Limited |
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| SCO Scottish Pacific Group Limited |
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| SDA SpeedCast International Limited |
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| SVW Seven Group Holdings Limited |
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| TGG Templeton Global Growth Fund Limited |
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| TGP 360 Capital Group Limited |
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| WDE Wealth Defender Equities Limited |
The top 20 holdings are presented in alphabetical order.
Fully franked dividends
On 27 April 2018, the Company paid a fully franked interim dividend of 7.75 cents per share. The Board is committed to paying an increasing stream of fully franked dividends to shareholders, provided the Company has sufficient profit reserves and franking credits and it is within prudent business practices. The Company’s ability to generate franking credits is dependent upon the receipt of franked dividends from investments and the payment of tax.
Fully franked dividends since inception
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Cents per share
18.0
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
Ordinary fully franked dividend Special fully franked dividend Equal access share buy-back
Annualised interim dividend
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Investment update As at 30 April 2018
wilsonassetmanagement.com.au T +61 2 9247 6755