HBM Healthcare Investments publishes Quarterly Report as at 31 December 2024 with key figures for the first nine months of the 2024/2025 financial year
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HBM Healthcare Investments AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results
Positive result for the first nine months ended 31 December 2024 HBM Healthcare Investments generated a profit of CHF 66 million in the first nine months of the 2024/2025 financial year ended 31 December 2024. The performance in the first nine months was mainly driven by private companies, which contributed CHF 100 million to profits thanks to the sale of Yellow Jersey Therapeutics and four IPOs. The public companies recorded a slight decline in value totalling CHF 18 million. The funds and other assets each contributed CHF 3 million to the profit. Foreign currencies had no significant influence on the result. Net asset value (NAV) per share increased by 4.3 percent. The share price declined by 5.2 percent. As a result, the share’s discount to NAV has widened to just under 30 percent. This is almost equivalent to the book value of the portfolio of private companies. HBM Healthcare continues to work to correct this unsatisfactory situation, by unlocking value from investments, broadening the investor base and returning funds to shareholders through share buy-backs and dividends. HBM Healthcare will also continue to make new investments to secure future growth.
Developments in the portfolio of private companies in the quarter under review The private companies recorded positive performance.
Developments in the portfolio of public companies in the quarter under review The public companies recorded a slight overall decline in value.
Asset allocation The asset allocation is virtually unchanged from the previous quarter and remains well balanced. Private companies account for 31 percent of total assets. Public companies comprise 49 percent (26 percent are formerly private companies). 10 percent are in funds, 8 percent are in cash and cash equivalents, and 2 percent are in other assets. The US dollar currency hedge was closed out in mid-October 2024 at a profit of CHF 5 million.
Outlook The macroeconomic market environment remains challenging. China is experiencing mild deflation. In the United States, markets are anticipating higher interest rates in the longer term. Uncertainty about the future shape of healthcare policy led to sharp price falls in the healthcare sector following the US elections. We expect more clarity to emerge during the course of 2025, leading to an improvement in market sentiment. This should also revive M&A activity in the sector. There is undoubtedly a need for this, given the impending decline in sales at large pharmaceutical companies because of patent expiries over the next few years. HBM Healthcare Investments' portfolio is attractively structured, with a mix of emerging private companies and public companies at different stages of development and operating in different regions of the world. We expect value-enhancing events in several of our portfolio companies during the year, in the form of clinical trial results, regulatory approvals or strategic transactions. Recent transactions in Yellow Jersey Therapeutics and Sai Life Sciences also demonstrate that smaller holdings can add significant value. The Quarterly Report December 2024 is available on the Company’s website at www.hbmhealthcare.com/en/investors/financial-reports.
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | HBM Healthcare Investments AG |
| Bundesplatz 1 | |
| 6300 Zug | |
| Switzerland | |
| Phone: | +41438887171 |
| Fax: | +41438887172 |
| E-mail: | info@hbmhealthcare.com |
| Internet: | https://www.hbmhealthcare.com |
| ISIN: | CH0012627250 |
| Valor: | 1262725 |
| Listed: | SIX Swiss Exchange |
| EQS News ID: | 2070349 |
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