RiverFort Global Opportunities
Market Cap
UK£9.8m
Last Updated
2021/03/06 19:47 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
RiverFort Global Opportunities plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in equity, convertible debt, mezzanine debt, senior debt and royalty instruments investing across the growth stage of public and private small cap growth companies. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
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Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and fair value.
Share Price & News
How has RiverFort Global Opportunities's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: RGO is more volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 12% a week.
Volatility Over Time: RGO's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.6%
RGO
-5.6%
GB Capital Markets
1.2%
GB Market
1 Year Return
93.3%
RGO
11.2%
GB Capital Markets
4.6%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: RGO exceeded the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 11.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: RGO exceeded the UK Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| RGO | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 3.6% | -5.6% | 1.2% |
| 30 Day | 16.0% | -6.6% | 0.9% |
| 90 Day | 63.8% | 0.06% | 2.4% |
| 1 Year | 97.5%93.3% | 14.8%11.2% | 10.6%4.6% |
| 3 Year | 5.8%3.6% | 39.5%23.7% | 8.6%-4.5% |
| 5 Year | -10.2%-12.1% | 99.0%65.5% | 39.5%12.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is RiverFort Global Opportunities's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is RiverFort Global Opportunities undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
12.8x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate RGO's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate RGO's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: RGO is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.8x) compared to the GB Capital Markets industry average (20.1x).
PE vs Market: RGO is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.8x) compared to the UK market (24.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate RGO's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: RGO is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.2x) compared to the GB Capital Markets industry average (1.6x).
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Future Growth
How is RiverFort Global Opportunities forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
24.8%
Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as RiverFort Global Opportunities has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
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- Examine whether RiverFort Global Opportunities is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- RiverFort Global Opportunities competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Diversified Financials industry.
Past Performance
How has RiverFort Global Opportunities performed over the past 5 years?
12.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: RGO has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: RGO became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: RGO has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 12.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: RGO has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: RGO has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (-1.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: RGO's Return on Equity (9.1%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is RiverFort Global Opportunities's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: RGO's short term assets (£6.6M) exceed its short term liabilities (£94.1K).
Long Term Liabilities: RGO has no long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: RGO is debt free.
Reducing Debt: RGO has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: RGO has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: RGO has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is RiverFort Global Opportunities's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.76%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: RGO's dividend (2.76%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.49%).
High Dividend: RGO's dividend (2.76%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.51%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether RGO's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.
Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if RGO's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17.7%), RGO's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
RiverFort Global Opportunities has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Director & Director | 9.92yrs | UK£52.00k | 0.68% £ 66.7k | |
| Finance Director | 11.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| 3.75yrs | no data | no data |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: RGO's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Director & Director | 9.92yrs | UK£52.00k | 0.68% £ 66.7k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 4.92yrs | UK£22.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 2.17yrs | UK£35.00k | 2.95% £ 290.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 3.08yrs | no data | 0.15% £ 14.5k |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RGO's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
RiverFort Global Opportunities plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: RiverFort Global Opportunities plc
- Ticker: RGO
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded: 1932
- Industry: Asset Management and Custody Banks
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Market Cap: UK£9.845m
- Shares outstanding: 678.93m
- Website: https://riverfortglobalopportunities.com
Number of Employees
Location
- RiverFort Global Opportunities plc
- 18 High Street
- Suite 39
- High Wycombe
- Buckinghamshire
- HP11 2BE
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGO | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jan 1992 |
Biography
RiverFort Global Opportunities plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in equity, convertible debt, mezzanine debt, senior debt and royalty instruments investing across the growth sta...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/06 19:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.