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Interim Management Statement

14 May 2013 07:00

RNS Number : 5930E
LMS Capital PLC
14 May 2013
 



 

14 May 2013

 

LMS Capital plc ("the Company")

Interim Management Statement

 

The Board of LMS Capital is pleased to present the Company's Interim Management Statement as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3. This statement relates to the period from 1 January 2013 to 13 May 2013.

 

LMS Capital is an investment company focused on small to medium sized companies in consumer, energy and business services. Following a General Meeting on 30 November 2011, the Company is undertaking a realisation strategy which aims to achieve a balance between an efficient return of cash to shareholders and optimising the value of the Company's investments.

 

The Company's unaudited net asset value per share at 31 March 2013 was 89 pence, an increase of 4 pence from 85 pence as at 31 December 2012. The principal factors in this increase were unrealised currency gains as the US dollar strengthened against £ sterling over the period and increases in the prices of the Company's principal US quoted investments. Since the end of March the Company's financial position is substantially unchanged.

 

There are active sales processes underway on a number of the Company's investments. On 18 March 2013 we announced the sales of two of our unquoted interests - Apogee Group and Pims Group - which together realised £19.3 million. In addition, distributions from funds in the first quarter were £2.0 million and sales of quoted investments were £0.7 million; calls from our outstanding fund commitments were £0.7 million.

 

At 31 March 2013 the Company had cash of £42.4 million (31 December 2012: £20.1 million) and uncalled commitments to funds of £10.3 million (31 December 2012: £10.4 million).

 

In current market conditions it is difficult to predict the outcome of sales processes in terms of timing and proceeds. Nevertheless, the Directors remain satisfied with current progress and aim to make a further distribution to shareholders later in the year.

 

 

Consolidated Portfolio subsidiaries

 

The latest available trading results for our portfolio subsidiaries are to 31 March 2013. Consolidated revenues for the first quarter were 40% ahead of the same period last year with significant contributions from Updata whose revenues from rental contracts for the first quarter were approximately 21% ahead of the same period last year and Nationwide Energy Partners where revenues in the first quarter were 50% ahead of last year, reflecting in part the company's slower start to 2012.

 

Investments

 

The carrying value of the investment portfolio at 31 March 2013 is based on the valuation of the Company's investments as at 31 December 2012 with adjustments for transactions in the three months ended 31 March 2013 including price movements on quoted securities, movements in foreign currency exchange rates, cash calls and distributions from funds and purchases and sales of quoted and unquoted securities. The next full valuation of the portfolio will be for our half year results as at 30 June 2013.

 

The Company's investment portfolio at 31 March 2013 (and 31 December 2012) was as follows:

 

31 March 2013

31 December 2012

£'000

£'000

US

Quoted

19,433

16,114

Unquoted

40,685

38,178

Funds

46,699

46,638

US total

106,817

100,930

UK

Quoted

897

1,014

Unquoted

28,540

47,476

Funds

30,075

29,879

UK total

59,512

78,369

Total

166,329

179,299

 

 

Details of our largest investments by valuation at 31 March 2013, representing approximately 75% of the total portfolio, are set out in the appendix to this statement.

This statement is a general description of the financial position and performance of the Company for the period from 1 January 2013 to 13 May 2013. It does not contain any profit forecast or forward looking information. Future NAV and share price performance are likely to be affected by a number of factors, including (but not limited to) general economic and market conditions and specific factors affecting the financial performance or prospects of individual investments within the Company's portfolio.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

LMS Capital plc

020 7935 3555

Nick Friedlos, Executive Director

 

Tony Sweet, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Cazenove

020 7742 4000

Michael Wentworth-Stanley

 

 

 

MHP Communications

020 3128 8794

Tim McCall

 

Katie Hunt

 

 

About LMS Capital

LMS Capital is an investment company which, following a general meeting on 30 November 2011, is undertaking a realisation strategy with the aim of achieving a balance between an efficient return of cash to shareholders and optimising the value of the Company's investments. Its investment portfolio consists of small to medium sized companies in the consumer, energy and business services sectors.

www.lmscapital.com

 

 

 

  

LMS Capital plc Appendix

 

Interim management statement - 14 May 2013

 

The Company's principal investments by valuation at 31 March 2013 were as follows:

 

Name

Geography

Type

Sector

Date of initial investment

Book value

£'m

HealthTech Holdings

 

US

Unquoted

Technology

2007

23.8

Weatherford International

 

US

Quoted

Energy

1984

16.4

Updata Infrastructure UK

 

UK

Unquoted

Technology

2009

14.5

Brockton Capital

 

UK

Funds

Property

2006

13.0

Nationwide Energy Partners

 

US

Unquoted

Energy

2010

10.7

Yes To, Inc*

US

Unquoted

Consumer

2008

8.5

BV Investment Partners

 

US

Funds

Buyouts

1996

8.3

Penguin Computing*

US

Unquoted

Linux server systems

2004

5.5

Primus Capital

 

US

Funds

Business services

2000

5.4

Voreda Capital

UK

Fund

Property

2008

5.3

Luxury Link*

US

Unquoted

Internet commerce

2006

4.7

Opus Capital

 

US

Funds

Technology

2006

4.1

Entuity

 

UK

Unquoted

Technology

2000

4.0

 

*San Francisco Equity Partners manages these investments.

 

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