Molten Ventures (GROW) Q2 2027 TU earnings summary
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Q2 2027 TU earnings summary
26 Oct, 2026NAV and portfolio performance
NAV per share expected at 869p, up 14% YoY from 724p and from 760p at 31 March 2026.
GPV expected at £1,695m, up 11% YoY from £1,436m and from £1,525m at 31 March 2026.
GPV fair value uplift £244m, or 16% excluding FX; £334m of portfolio uplifts were partly offset by £90m of reductions.
Core Portfolio growth was primarily driven by ICEYE and Revolut, alongside the Fund of Funds programme.
Realisations and investment activity
Realisations generated £109m of cash proceeds, up from £62m in HY26 and equal to 7% of opening GPV.
Revolut generated c.£71m of proceeds at 19.0x average MOIC; ICEYE generated c.£22m at 14.1x average MOIC.
£44m deployed into investments, up from £33m in HY26, plus £4m from managed EIS and VCT funds.
Period investments included Isar Aerospace’s Series D; in September 2026, it became the first European commercial space company to deliver satellites into orbit.
Capital and shareholder returns
Molten Ventures Growth Fund reached a £175m first close, including a £75m British Business Bank cornerstone commitment; target final fund size £350m.
Molten East and dedicated Secondaries funds remained on track for first closes by FY27-end.
£16m returned through the share buyback in HY27; c.£70m returned since July 2024, equal to c.9% of issued share capital.
Cash was £76m at 30 September 2026, versus £52m at 31 March 2026; managed EIS and VCT funds had £31m available for investment, plus a £60m undrawn RCF.
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