JIM STRANG, CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
The underlying market conditions in Q3 remained very similar to those seen throughout the first half of the year. While levels of risk and uncertainty remain elevated, deal markets remain open and credit markets available for managers such as Hg, with strong deal making credentials and a portfolio of highly sought after assets.
The high-level metrics used by the Board to assess the health of the portfolio, namely the revenue and EBITDA growth of the portfolio companies, continued to show strong progress with growth of 18% and 19% respectively on an LTM basis (to 30th September 2025), alongside EBITDA margins of 33%. These metrics are all very much in line with figures seen in recent reporting periods (19%, 18% and 33% as per the interim report to 30th June 2025) reflecting the resilience and strength of the portfolio.
Get connected to a universe of software and service businesses
Highlights to 30 September 2025 included:
- HgT’s NAV per share increased by 2.4% over the period, as a result, at the quarter end the NAV per share stood at £5.50 with net assets of £2.5 billion.
- The share price showed a decrease of 2.7%, in the quarter at £4.99 with a market capitalisation of £2.3 billion.
- Trading performance across the portfolio continues to be strong and in-line with that seen in recent quarters, contributing 4% to portfolio growth in the quarter, however this was partially offset by lower valuation multiples and an increase in net debt.
- Continued long-term performance driven by robust trading, with the portfolio reporting last 12 months sales and EBITDA2 growth of 18% and 19% respectively, with an EBITDA margin of 33%.
- Robust balance sheet with available liquid resources (comprising all post-period transactions and the dividend paid in October) of £379 million (15% of NAV), including a bank facility of £375 million which is currently £46 million drawn, and commitments to Hg funds of £1.7 billion (69% of NAV), to be invested over the next four to five years.
- Realisations over the quarter of £7 million primarily from the partial sale of Trackunit. The further exit post-period of GTreasury, is estimated to return £30 million to HgT at an uplift to carrying value of 97%, continuing to demonstrate the attraction of the underlying investments.
- Investments completed in Q3 totalled £49.7 million primarily into A-LIGN, a leading provider of cyber compliance services. This is offset by £19.7 million of equalisation following the latest closing of the Hg Saturn 4 fund, with an estimated post-period investment of £17 million into Payworks. Co-investments now represent 10% of NAV, increasing from 9% at the start of 2025.
- Hg continues to screen an attractive pipeline of investment opportunities and further liquidity events are expected over the next six to twelve months.
Based on HgT’s share price at 30 September 2025 and assuming all historic dividends have been reinvested, an investment of £1,000 twenty years ago would now be worth £13,364, a total return of 1,236%. An equivalent investment in the FTSE All-Share Index would be worth £3,762.
1 By Enterprise Value, Source: Hg, Factset
2 Excluding investments valued on a basis other than earnings
Note: All references to total return allow for all historic dividends being reinvested
Please note: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of shares and the income from them can go down as well as up as a result of market and currency fluctuations. You may not get back the amount you invest.
20 year historical performance
As at 30 September 2025
20-year performance
Total share price return
Annualised total share price return
Annualised NAV per share total return
Share price performance relative to the FTSE All-Share Index
Top 20 investments
As at 30 September 2025
LTM sales growth
LTM EBITDA growth
Latest news
06 November 2025
Quarterly results for the period ended 30 September 2025
16 October 2025
Hg agrees sale of GTreasury to Ripple for $1 billion
15 September 2025
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2025
08 September 2025
Payworks announces strategic investment from Hg
04 August 2025
Interim preliminary results 2025
08 July 2025
A-LIGN announces strategic investment from Hg
08 May 2025
Quarterly results for the period ended 31 March 2025
03 April 2025
smartTrade Announces Strategic Investment from TA alongside CEO and Management
31 March 2025
HR software leader P&I secures further backing from Hg in €5.5 billion transaction
25 March 2025