Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust (LSE: PMGR)

Last close As at 20/11/2024

GBP0.97

−0.25 (−0.26%)

Market capitalisation

GBP18m

Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust’s investment objectives are to achieve high income and realise long-term growth in the capital value of its portfolio. It seeks to achieve these by investing principally in the equity and equity-related securities of companies operating primarily in the renewable energy sectors and other sustainable infrastructure investments. The trust is structurally geared via zero dividend preference shares maturing in 2025.

Equity Proposition

Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, or PMGR, is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange, focused on investing in companies operating in the renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure sectors. PMGR has a market capitalisation of around £19m and offers investors a unique opportunity to participate in the rapidly growing renewable energy industry. With its experienced management team, diversified portfolio, high income generation and dividend growth, outperformance potential, attractive entry point and favourable tailwinds, PMGR represents a compelling investment opportunity for investors seeking exposure to the renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure sectors.

There are five key reasons why PMGR represents an exciting investment case.

  • First, PMGR is managed by highly experienced fund manager James Smith, who has been at the helm since 2012. The trust’s portfolio is globally diversified, with exposure to various geographies, technologies and sub-sectors within the renewable energy space. The trust looks to invest in companies with contracted and regulated revenue streams with modest commodity, technology and economic risks.
  • Second, PMGR’s investment objective is to generate high income and long-term growth in the capital value of its portfolio for investors. The trust offers an attractive dividend yield. Furthermore, PMGR raised its dividend by 5.7% in its FY23 results to 7.40p per share. This dividend growth is supported by strong earnings growth, with earnings per ordinary share increasing 11.2% year-on-year in FY23.
  • Third, PMGR’s asset total return outperformed its formal benchmark, the S&P Global Clean Energy Index, over the course of 2023. With the ever-increasing global shift towards renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure, PMGR is well-positioned to capitalise on this macroeconomic trend, providing potential for further growth.
  • Fourth, PMGR, like many other companies in the renewable energy sector, traded at a discount to its net asset value throughout 2023. These discounts are a general reflection of the broader negative sentiment surrounding renewable energy stocks in recent years, despite the strong fundamentals of many companies in the sector. These discounts could represent an attractive entry point for investors who can take advantage of the disconnect between public and private market renewable energy asset valuations.
  • Finally, throughout 2023, PMGR and many of its portfolio holdings were affected by the rise in bond yields, which led to a shift in capital flows towards fixed-income and money market products. However, as bond yields appear to be nearing their cyclical peak and are beginning to decline, a reversal of this trend could be possible in the near term. This should provide a tailwind for PMGR and its portfolio companies, further enhancing the trust’s growth prospects.

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Equity Analyst

Andrew Keen

MD - Head of Content, Energy & Resources, Industrials

Key Management

  • Claire Long

    Head of Investment Trusts

Share Price Performance

Price Performance
% 1M 3M 12M
Actual (9.4) (9.8) (5.9)
Relative (6.2) (7.6) (12.9)
52 week high/low 128.0p/90.8p

Overview

The energy developers segment of Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust’s (PMGR’s) holdings accounts for 30.2% of its portfolio (at 29 February 2024). These developers can generate significantly higher returns than other sections of the portfolio (eg yield plays and investment trusts) due to higher initial capital investment and development risk. PMGR’s portfolio remains a diversified approach to renewable energy asset investing, with a mix across technologies, geographies and corporate structures. Asset values in renewables have been under some pressure of late due to rising bond yields and, in some sectors, falling forward power price curves, though these are two trends that have arguably run their course.

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