BBGI Global Infrastructure posts growth and announces new dividend target
By Jenny McCall
08:11, 27 August 2021
Global infrastructure investors BBGI Global Infrastructure SA has reported strong performance in its interim trading statement, released on Friday 27 August.
The Luxembourg-based group’s net-value assets (NAV) were up by 0.2% at over £918m ($1.25bn), compared to 31 December 2020, where its NAV stood at £916m.
Shareholder returns increased
Total shareholder return also increased by 165.1% versus full-year returns for 2020, which were at 157.5%.
The global infrastructure investment business, which provides capital to help build and maintain the world’s social infrastructure, said its pipeline remains strong, allowing for better shareholder return.
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Dividend target
The company said its robust performance and confidence in its business has allowed it to reconfirm its dividend target of 7.33p per share for 2021 and 7.48 pence per share for 2022.
“The Board is pleased to provide a new dividend target for 2023 of 7.63p per share, corresponding to a 2% annualised increase in target dividends over the next two years,” said Duncan Ball and Frank Schramm, co-CEOs of BBGI.
"The marketplace for the types of assets in which we invest remains competitive, and our proven investment proposition enables the company to originate new acquisitions in line with our strict investment criteria, including ESG [environmental, social and governance].
“The pipeline for availability-based transactions remains strong within the company’s target markets. These factors combined should allow the company to maintain long-term, predictable and stable income to our shareholders, and non-financial returns to the communities our assets serve,” the statement said.
The BBGI stock price was up 0.65% at 174p in morning trading today.