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HgCapital Trust Q2 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q2 2025 earnings summary15 Sep, 2025

Executive summary

  • Focused on investing in profitable, growing B2B software and services companies with resilient, recurring revenue models and low customer churn.

  • 30+ year track record as a leading private equity tech investor, with $100bn+ AUM and £2.5bn net assets, managing 57 investments in mission-critical B2B software and tech-enabled services.

  • Portfolio delivered robust trading with 19% LTM sales growth and 18% EBITDA growth, outperforming quoted peers despite macroeconomic volatility.

  • Portfolio diversified across sectors like Tax & Accounting, ERP & Payroll, Legal & Compliance, Insurance, Fintech, and Healthcare IT.

  • £306m invested and £165m realised in H1 2025, maintaining strong liquidity and ongoing deal activity.

Financial highlights

  • 10-year share price CAGR of 19.2% and 10-year outperformance vs. public markets of 12.4% p.a. on a total return basis.

  • NAV per share at 539.5p (down 0.4% vs H1 2024) and share price at 515.0p (down 3.8%) as of June 2025.

  • Portfolio delivered 19% LTM sales growth, 18% LTM EBITDA growth, and 33% EBITDA margin.

  • Realisations YTD 2025 totaled £165m, with an average uplift of 22% over carrying value.

  • Interim dividend maintained at 2.0p per share; ongoing charges annualised at 1.5% of NAV.

Outlook and guidance

  • Resilient trading expected to continue, underpinned by mission-critical products and services.

  • Expectation of continued double-digit earnings growth in the software sector, with M&A as a key driver.

  • Selective investment in defensive business models to build future value.

  • Trading momentum anticipated to improve into 2026 as market stabilises.

  • Challenging exit market, but focus remains on returning cash to clients and leveraging long-term automation trends.

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HgCapital Trust plc is a British investment trust focusing on unquoted investments. The trust aims to offer its investors access to a portfolio of high-growth unquoted companies, with a particular focus on technology. This strategy is implemented through HgCapital, an experienced and well-resourced private equity firm known for its long-term track record of delivering risk-adjusted returns. The company is headquartered in London, England, and its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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