**Summary**
HgCapital Trust PLC (HgT) announced its third-quarter results for the period ending September 30, 2025, highlighting a resilient performance driven by its portfolio of software and services businesses. Key highlights include
1. **NAV Performance**Net Asset Value (NAV) per share increased by 2.4%, reaching ยฃ5.50, with total net assets at ยฃ2.5 billion.
2. **Share Price**The share price decreased by 2.7% to ยฃ4.99, resulting in a market capitalization of ยฃ2.3 billion.
3. **Portfolio Growth**Strong trading performance contributed 4% to portfolio growth, partially offset by lower valuation multiples and increased net debt.
4. **Long-Term Performance**The portfolio reported 18% sales growth and 19% EBITDA growth over the last 12 months, with a 33% EBITDA margin.
5. **Liquidity and Investments**Available liquid resources stood at ยฃ379 million (15% of NAV), with ยฃ49.7 million invested in Q3, primarily in A-LIGN, a cyber compliance services provider.
6. **Realisations**ยฃ7 million was realized from the partial sale of Trackunit, with an additional ยฃ30 million expected from the post-period exit of GTreasury.
7. **Historical Returns**An investment of ยฃ1,000 twenty years ago would now be worth ยฃ13,364, outperforming the FTSE All-Share Index, which would be worth ยฃ3,762.
HgT remains focused on delivering consistent long-term returns by investing in unquoted companies with potential for strategic and operational value creation. The trust continues to screen an attractive pipeline of opportunities, with further liquidity events expected in the coming months.
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