Gresham House is a specialist alternative asset manager focused on sustainable investments with strategies in public and private equity and real assets including forestry, renewable energy, battery storage, housing and sustainable infrastructure. End-September 2022 AUM stood at £7.5bn.
With c 85% of AUM in real assets and private equity, GHE is well-positioned to weather challenging market conditions. GHE issued a positive pre-close update for FY22. Year-end AUM is expected to be at least £7.8bn (prior year £6.5bn). FY22 adjusted operating profit is expected to be above the upper end of market expectations of £26.5m (our estimate £25.9m). Since the year end GHE has announced the launch of an Irish Strategic Forestry Fund with target AUM of €200m and strong fund-raising for VCTs signalling continued momentum. We will look to update our estimates following the full-year results announcement in March. Note: the PBT figure shown is GHE’s adjusted operating profit.
Andy Hampshire
COO
Kevin Acton
CFO
Rupert Robinson
MD of Investment Management Business
Samee Khan
CLO
Tony Dalwood
CEO
Forecast net debt (£m)
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Forecast gearing ratio (%)
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% | 1M | 3M | 12M |
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Actual | 0.0 | 4.9 | (16.6) |
Relative | (5.3) | (4.7) | (17.5) |
52 week high/low | 1005.0p/710.0p |
Gresham House (GHE) has a strong position in alternative asset management with a sustainability focus, areas that are expected to experience continued strong growth. Many of the real assets managed are deemed to offer a measure of inflation protection. Most assets managed are in long-term structures generating an average gross revenue margin of 1%. The group is ahead of schedule in delivering its five-year plan and has established a successful track record for acquisitions. Employees are aligned with shareholders, holding c 10% of the shares.
Y/E Dec | Revenue (£m) | EBITDA (£m) | PBT (£m) | EPS (fd) (p) | P/E (x) | P/CF (x) |
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2020A | 41.9 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 32.92 | 22.9 | 15.4 |
2021A | 70.4 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 49.31 | 15.3 | 13.6 |
2022E | 76.6 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 52.15 | 14.5 | 16.6 |
2023E | 84.7 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 58.56 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
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