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WAM CAPITAL LIMITED Net Asset Value 2014

Jan 13, 2014

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Net Asset Value

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Investment Update & Net Tangible Assets Report

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2013

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Performance

Performance
Since
Performance at Fin 3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs Inception
%pa
31 December 2013 1 Mth YTD 1 Yr %pa %pa %pa (Aug-99)
WAM Investment
Portfolio*
-0.5% 14.2% 22.8% 13.8% 20.9% 13.7% 18.3%
S&P/ASX All Ordinaries
Accumulation Index
Outperformance
0.9%
-1.4%
14.6%
-0.4%
19.7%
+3.1%
8.0%
+5.8%
12.7%
+8.2%
9.4%
+4.3%
8.6%
+9.7%
  • Investment performance and Index returns are before expenses, fees and taxes.

Net Tangible Assets (NTA) figures

NTA before tax 179.45c
NTA after tax and before tax on unrealised gains
181.61c*
NTA after tax 176.08c*

*Includes 3.2 cents of tax assets resulting from the merger with Premium Investors.

Market overview

After the market’s poor start to December, the forecast ‘Christmas Rally’ bore out with the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index (‘Index’) closing up 0.9% for the month. The market’s December gains added to its overall strong performance in calendar year 2013 with the Index up 19.7% for the year. The 2013 calendar year marked the Index’s biggest one year rise since calendar year 2009.

In December, local and international markets maintained their strong appetite for Initial Public Offerings (‘IPOs’) with 33 companies listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (‘ASX’) raising $18.5 billion. A total of 61 companies floated on the ASX in calendar year 2013 to raise a total of $56.9 billion - an increase of 17.8% on the previous year. We expect that the surge in IPOs will be followed by an increase in corporate Merger and Acquisition activity in Australia in 2014. Our forecast is contingent on clear signals that economic activity is picking up and so providing company boards with greater confidence in the underlying strength of their businesses.

We remain quite cautious in our outlook for the year ahead and anticipate a more subdued performance for Australian and global equity markets. The main reason for this view is that over the last 12 to 18 months company price to earnings (P/E) multiples have expanded significantly while earnings growth has remained anaemic. We will be more positive in our outlook for the market once we start to see a growth in earnings – a thematic we will be watching carefully during next month’s reporting season.

WAM Capital Limited

WAM Capital Limited
ASX Code WAM
Listed Aug 1999
Gross assets $604.8m
Market cap $658.2m
Share price $1.96
NTA before tax $1.79
Shares on issue
Fully franked dividends (FY2013)
335,818,987
12.0c
Dividend yield 6.1%

Investment objectives

  • Deliver investors a rising stream of fully franked dividends

  • Provide capital growth

  • Preserve capital

Company overview

WAM Capital Limited (ASX: WAM), one of Australia’s leading Listed Investment Companies, is managed by Wilson Asset Management. Listed in August 1999, WAM 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 also provides exposure to relative value arbitrages and market mispricing opportunities.

Investment & Management Team

Geoff Wilson Chairman/Portfolio Manager

Kate Thorley Chief Executive Officer/ Company Secretary

Chris Stott Chief Investment Officer/ Portfolio Manager

Martin Hickson Senior Equity Analyst/Dealer

Matthew Haupt Equity Analyst

Mark Tobin Equity Analyst

Meredith Hemsley Corporate Affairs

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Diversified portfolio

Diversified portfolio
November 2013
Investment Type
$m
%
December 2013
$m
%
Listed Equities
433.2
70.4
363.8
59.8
Fixed Interest & Cash
182.3
29.6
244.4
40.2
Long Portfolio
615.5
100.0%
608.2
100.0%
Short Portfolio
(3.2)
(0.5)
(3.4)
(0.6)
Gross Assets
$612.3m
$604.8m*
Total shares on issue
335,818,987
335,818,987

~~*~~ This is after the payment of $4.6 million of tax during the month.

Top holdings

Code Company Market Value as % Gross Assets
AOG Aveo Group Limited(formerly FKP Property Group) 3.4%
CYA Century Australia Investments Limited 2.1%
SGH Slater & Gordon Limited 1.9%
WIC Westoz Investment Company Limited 1.8%
AHE Automotive Holdings Group Limited 1.6%
MQG Macquarie Group Limited 1.6%
NEA
IPE
Nearmap Limited
ING Private Equity Access Limited
1.4%
1.4%
HIL Hills Holdings Limited 1.4%
ELI Emerging Leaders Investments Limited 1.3%
BKW Brickworks Limited 1.3%
NXT NEXTDC Limited 1.2%
SGN
CSR
STW Communications Group Limited
CSR Limited
1.2%
1.2%
CYG Coventry Group Limited 1.1%
GWA
JBH
GWA Group Limited
JB Hi-Fi Limited
1.1%
1.1%
MQA Macquarie Atlas Roads Group 1.1%
DJS David Jones Limited 1.1%
CSV CSG Limited 1.1%

Sector allocation

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19.8%
40.2%
13.4%
-0.6%
0.3%
0.7% 11.6%
2.1%
2.6%
3.1% 6.2%
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Financials: 19.8% Consumer Discretionary: 13.4% Industrials: 11.6% Information Technology: 6.2% Materials: 3.1% Telecommunication Services: 2.6% Consumer Staples: 2.1% Health Care: 0.7% Energy: 0.3% Short stock: - 0.6% Cash and Fixed Interest: 40.2%

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Dividend growth

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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. Dividends are paid on a six-monthly basis and the dividend reinvestment plan is available to shareholders for both the interim and final dividend.

WAM Capital 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
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On 18 October 2013, the Company paid a fully franked final dividend of 6.0 cents per share, an increase of 9.1% on the previous corresponding period. The final dividend brings the total dividend for FY2013 to 12.0 cents per share and represents a fully franked annual dividend yield of 6.1%, based on the last closing price.

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