20th Mar 2018 18:25
Net asset value per share fell to
The net asset value total return per share for the year was 6.5% compared to just 0.6% the prior year, while the share price total return was up to 7.2% from 3.3%.
Mobeus said the rise in net asset value total return over the year was primarily due the realisation of two investments, Entanet and Gro-Group, as well as a strong income return.
"This has been another year of solid performance by the company. Returns to shareholders have again been positive due to profitable portfolio investment realisations as well as a good income return," said Chairman Christopher Moore.
"Your board would again like to caution investors that investing in earlier stage companies involves increased risk as such companies need longer to achieve scale. Returns may take longer to achieve and will be less predictable. On the other hand the new more adventurous investment policy imposed on the company may result in some investments producing much higher returns and the success of the recent fundraising means that cash and investment requirements will be covered for the medium term," Moore added.
Dividend paid in respect of 2017 totaled 21.00p, up from 9.00p the year before.
The company said its target of paying a dividend of at least 4.00p per share in respect of each financial year has been exceeded in each of the last seven years.
"While the Board still believes in the attainment of the dividend target, the steady move of the portfolio to growth capital investments is likely to result, at least in the medium term, in lower dividends than have been paid in the recent past," the company said in a statement.
Shares in Mobeus were untraded at 76.00p on Tuesday.
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