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Molten Ventures (LSE: GROW)

Last close As at 20/11/2024

GBP3.20

▲ −11.00 (−3.33%)

Market capitalisation

GBP596m

Molten Ventures is a London-based VC firm that invests in the European technology sector. It has a portfolio of 118 investee companies and includes a range of funds (seed, EIS and VCT) within the group, as well as its flagship balance sheet VC fund.

There have been some green shoots of recovery in terms of European VC exits, and PitchBook noted that valuations seemed to be recovering in Q324. PitchBook estimates that excluding the Puig IPO and applying the 9M24 run-rate to the rest of the year implies a 6.6% y-o-y increase in exit value in 2024.

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Investment Companies | Flash note

Molten Ventures — Strong exits and stable NAV/share ex FX in H125

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Molten Ventures — Crystallising portfolio values

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Molten Ventures — Making progress on its realisation agenda

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Molten Ventures — Green shoots of recovery
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Equity Analyst

Milosz Papst

Milosz Papst

Head of Content, Investment Trusts

Key Management

  • Andrew Zimmermann

    CFO

  • Ben Wilkinson

    CEO

Balance Sheet

Forecast net debt (£m)

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Forecast gearing ratio (%)

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Share Price Performance

Price Performance
% 1M 3M 12M
Actual (21.4) (19.1) 23.4
Relative (18.6) (17.1) 14.2
52 week high/low 430.0p/215.0p

Financials

Molten Ventures has already surpassed its £100m realisation target for FY25, with exits from Perkbox, Endomag, Graphcore and M-Files, which in aggregate represent £124m in exit proceeds. Consequently, Molten launched a £10m buyback programme in July 2024. All these transactions were agreed at or slightly above the previous carrying values. Molten’s H125 results will likely benefit from Revolut’s recent secondary sale, which values the fintech at US$45bn compared with US$33bn during the previous funding round in July 2021. Finally, several of Molten’s core holdings raised capital this year, providing additional validation points for Molten’s H125 carrying values.

Y/E Mar Revenue (£m) EBITDA (£m) PBT (£m) EPS (fd) (p) P/E (x) P/CF (x)
2023A (217.4) N/A (242.3) (156.2) N/A N/A
2024A (9.2) N/A (41.4) (17.9) N/A N/A
2025E N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2026E N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Molten Ventures — Cash is king

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Molten Ventures – FY23 results discussion with CEO
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Molten Ventures — NAV down c 6% in the first half of FY24

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Molten Ventures — Initial signs of stabilisation in H223
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Update

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Molten Ventures — Key takeaways from the 2023 capital markets day

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Molten Ventures — High emphasis on capital preservation

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Molten Ventures — NAV reset reflects falls in public markets

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Molten Ventures – executive interview
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Flash note

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Molten Ventures — A compelling story at an attractive discount

Outlook

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Molten Ventures — A core tech holding through the cycle
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Flash note

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Molten Ventures — A technology investment for all seasons

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Molten Ventures — Let the good times keep rolling

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Draper Esprit — FY21 results, £111m placing and retail offer

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Draper Esprit — A cracking H221, well placed for FY22
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Draper Esprit — Trustpilot IPO priced at £1.08bn

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Draper Esprit — Europe’s leading pureplay listed VC

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