Heliad Equity Partners KGAA (DE:HPBGn) benefited from the stock price appreciation of its major listed portfolio holdings (most notably FinTech and MagForce), posting a considerable increase in PBT to €10.9m from a pre-tax loss of €24.8m in H116. Importantly, this includes a considerable proportion of realised gross capital gains of €7.8m (above €2.5m in H116), translating into an improved cash position (net cash of €0.5m compared with net debt of €2.1m in FY16). Consequently, net asset value improved by 8.7% vs FY16 to €9.16 and the stock is now trading at a 23% discount to its NAV.
To read the entire report Please click on the pdf File Below: