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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: +46 70 710 47 88
| This information is information that NAXS AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 23.45 CET on October 21, 2021. |
This press release and further information is available on the Company's website: www.naxs.se
NAXS AB
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.
Attachment
- NAXS Interim report January-September 2021 (https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/6989e32e-343b-491b-9afc-8244cabedcbe)
