NAXS Interim financial report January-September 2021
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Nine months 2021
- Net profit for the nine-month period amounted to MSEK 107.7 (-6.0).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 9.66 (-0.54).
- Net asset value amounted to MSEK 764 (SEK 68,49 per share) at September 30, 2021, compared to MSEK 679 (SEK 60.87 per share) at December 31, 2020.
- Net cash amounted to MSEK 265 (SEK 23,74 per share) at September 30, 2021, compared to MSEK 219 (SEK 19.65 per share) at December 31, 2020.
- The 2021 Annual General Meeting resolved to pay a dividend of 3.00 SEK per share for FY 2020.
Third quarter 2021
- Net profit/loss for the quarter amounted to MSEK 26.6 (55.0).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 2.39 (4.93).
Comments by the CEO
NAXS continued its positive development during the third quarter of 2021 with the NAV/share increasing by 4.1%, and by 18% over 12 months, including the dividend paid.
During the third quarter the underlying funds acquired 5 new portfolio companies and exited 3 companies.
Lennart Svantesson
Financial summary
| 2021 1/1–30/9 | 2020 1/1–30/9 | |
| Net profit/loss for the period, KSEK | 107 697 | -5 991 |
| 2021 30/9 | 2020 31/12 | |
| Private equity fund investments, KSEK | 458,679 | 428,651 |
| Private equity fund investments in % of equity | 60 | 63 |
| Remaining commitments, KSEK | 111,208 | 128,762 |
| Total exposure to private equity fund investments, KSEK | 569,887 | 557,413 |
| Other investments, KSEK | 41,377 | 31,695 |
| Net cash, KSEK | 264,719 | 219,127 |
| Private equity fund investments per share, SEK | 41.13 | 38.44 |
| Other investments per share, SEK | 3.71 | 2.84 |
| Net cash per share, SEK | 23.74 | 19.65 |
| Net asset value per share, SEK | 68.49 | 60.87 |
| Share price, SEK | 56.80 | 49.90 |
Contact information
Lennart Svantesson, CEO
Telephone: +46 73 311 00 11
Gösta Lundgren, CFO
Telephone: 8
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NAXS is a company listed on NASDAQ Stockholm and investing primarily in private equity funds with a Nordic focus. NAXS may also make direct investments or co-investments alongside private equity or other alternative assets funds. In addition, NAXS may, to a limited extent, make other types of investments.
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