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About the company
Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a specialist investment trust. It invests in the global healthcare sector with the objective of achieving a high level of capital growth. It invests worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector. It will not invest more than 15% of the portfolio in any one individual stock at the time of acquisition. It invests over 50% of the portfolio in larger companies, and 20% of the portfolio in smaller companies. It may invest 5% of the portfolio, at the time of acquisition, in debt instruments, convertibles and royalty bonds issued by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. It may invest 40% of the portfolio in companies in the healthcare equipment and supplies sector and 30% of the portfolio in companies in the healthcare providers and services sector. Its alternative investment fund manager is Frostrow Capital LLP. OrbiMed Capital LLC is its portfolio manager.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)-148.71m
- Net income in GBP-168.47m
- Incorporated1995
- Employees0.00
- LocationWorldwide HealthcareFrostrow Capital LLP25 Southampton BuildingsLONDON WC2A 1ALUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 203 008 4910
- Websitehttps://www.worldwidewh.com/
Profile
| Management group(s) | Frostrow Capital LLP |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | Biotechnology & Healthcare |
| ISIN | GB00BN455J50 |
| Launch date | 28 Apr 1995 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
In order to achieve a high level of capital growth, the Company invests in the global healthcare sector and in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector. It uses gearing, and derivative transactions to mitigate risk and also to enhance returns.
Managed by
| Sven H. Borho, Trevor M. Polischuk |
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Management & contract fees
The Investment Manager receives a fee equal to 0.65% p.a. of the NAV of Company. The performance fee amounts to 15% of any outperformance of the NAV over the benchmark index. The Company may be terminated by either party giving notice of not less than 12 months.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Vietnam Enterprise Investments Ltd | 84.99m | 57.09m | 1.17bn | 0.00 | 27.39 | 1.13 | -- | 13.74 | 0.2992 | 0.2992 | 0.4584 | 7.28 | 0.063 | -- | 20.43 | -- | 4.24 | 6.18 | 4.38 | 6.21 | 93.29 | 96.34 | 67.17 | 74.84 | -- | 40.62 | 0.055 | 0.00 | 8.54 | 27.47 | 9.08 | 32.40 | -- | -- |
| Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC | 174.18m | 164.02m | 1.19bn | 0.00 | 7.04 | 1.26 | 7.27 | 6.84 | 0.5749 | 0.5749 | 0.6098 | 3.21 | 0.1875 | -- | 26.94 | -- | 17.66 | 2.11 | 17.72 | 2.13 | 96.67 | 75.90 | 94.16 | 66.08 | -- | -- | 0.0758 | 156.90 | 56.63 | -8.22 | 60.72 | -8.59 | -- | 1.82 |
| Georgia Capital PLC | 434.18m | 432.98m | 1.20bn | 45.00 | 2.91 | 1.02 | -- | 2.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 | 11.67 | 33.92 | 0.4075 | -- | -- | 9,648,373.00 | 40.63 | 14.17 | 40.63 | 14.17 | -- | -- | 99.73 | 97.71 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -40.24 | -24.22 | -40.48 | -8.64 | -- | -- |
| Herald Investment Trust plc | 46.46m | 31.67m | 1.22bn | 0.00 | 40.32 | 0.9946 | -- | 26.16 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.9036 | 25.54 | 0.0355 | -- | 8.39 | -- | 2.42 | 6.60 | 2.42 | 6.61 | 73.31 | 87.42 | 68.16 | 86.09 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 139.90 | -10.13 | 179.08 | -11.11 | -- | -- |
| Sequoia Economic Infrastrctr Incm Fd Ltd | 97.77m | 79.56m | 1.22bn | 0.00 | 16.01 | 0.8786 | -- | 12.52 | 0.0514 | 0.0514 | 0.0629 | 0.9367 | 0.0648 | -- | -- | -- | 5.27 | 5.05 | 5.32 | 5.18 | 82.37 | 83.67 | 81.37 | 80.62 | -- | -- | 0.0225 | 123.59 | -26.70 | -- | -27.73 | -- | -- | 1.96 |
| JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust PLC | 249.86m | 241.40m | 1.30bn | 0.00 | 5.52 | 1.08 | -- | 5.20 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.54 | 7.58 | 0.2183 | -- | 40.00 | -- | 21.09 | 3.22 | 21.64 | 3.30 | 97.87 | 85.40 | 96.61 | 79.46 | -- | -- | 0.0507 | 30.05 | 38.31 | -2.20 | 40.56 | -2.30 | -- | 11.27 |
| Bankers Investment Trust PLC | 230.72m | 216.69m | 1.31bn | 0.00 | 6.52 | 0.9331 | -- | 5.67 | 0.2072 | 0.2072 | 0.2156 | 1.45 | 0.1476 | -- | 50.00 | -- | 13.87 | 8.59 | 13.90 | 8.64 | 96.01 | 93.23 | 93.92 | 90.28 | -- | -- | 0.0803 | 22.59 | -5.47 | 26.66 | -5.77 | 29.44 | -- | 4.96 |
| Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc | 114.11m | 96.24m | 1.32bn | 0.00 | 14.19 | 0.9557 | -- | 11.58 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.40 | 17.45 | 0.0769 | -- | 33.99 | -- | 6.48 | 7.85 | 6.65 | 7.98 | 91.38 | 92.17 | 84.33 | 87.25 | -- | 22.25 | 0.0513 | 36.34 | -33.22 | -- | -36.52 | -- | -- | 7.04 |
| Schiehallion Fund Ltd | 252.92m | 243.20m | 1.33bn | 0.00 | 5.52 | 1.20 | -- | 5.25 | 0.3205 | 0.3205 | 0.3335 | 1.47 | 0.2541 | -- | 175.12 | -- | 24.44 | 2.57 | 24.53 | 2.59 | 96.79 | 79.19 | 96.16 | 75.82 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 112.76 | 54.56 | 128.69 | 54.81 | -- | -- |
| Rosebank Industries PLC | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 1.33bn | -- | -- | 4.44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.7383 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0311 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC | -148.71m | -168.47m | 1.37bn | 0.00 | -- | 1.01 | -- | -- | -0.3233 | -0.3233 | -0.3073 | 3.54 | -0.0818 | -- | -- | -- | -9.26 | 2.87 | -9.85 | 3.03 | -- | 73.57 | -- | 69.87 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 23.15 | -180.77 | -- | -204.28 | -- | -- | -0.8131 |
| BH Macro Ltd | 332.45m | 200.04m | 1.41bn | 0.00 | 8.34 | 0.9973 | -- | 4.23 | 0.5166 | 0.5166 | 0.8492 | 4.32 | 0.2215 | -- | 23.74 | -- | 13.33 | 5.99 | 13.36 | 6.11 | 90.02 | 79.10 | 60.17 | 40.87 | -- | 16.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.33 | 18.13 | -12.43 | -0.4175 | -- | -- |
| JPMorgan Emerging Mkts Grt & Inc PLC | 65.23m | 49.48m | 1.44bn | 0.00 | 32.59 | 1.19 | -- | 22.07 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.0611 | 1.26 | 0.0488 | -- | 10.71 | -- | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.73 | 3.71 | 86.33 | 85.20 | 75.85 | 73.94 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 33.23 | -37.69 | 8.03 | -41.77 | 10.10 | -- | 8.14 |
| Fidelity Special Values PLC | 172.69m | 158.39m | 1.47bn | 0.00 | 9.25 | 1.16 | -- | 8.50 | 0.4901 | 0.4901 | 0.5337 | 3.92 | 0.1429 | -- | 18.30 | -- | 13.11 | 14.67 | 13.14 | 14.74 | 96.03 | 96.22 | 91.72 | 92.98 | -- | 26.49 | 0.00 | 19.15 | -27.12 | -- | -29.07 | -- | -- | 11.95 |
| Fidelity China Special Situations PLC | 590.06m | 557.14m | 1.52bn | 0.00 | 2.87 | 0.8995 | -- | 2.58 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 3.59 | 0.376 | -- | 98.88 | -- | 35.50 | 4.86 | 36.61 | 5.09 | 94.78 | 72.57 | 94.42 | 69.96 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 41.72 | 314.48 | -- | 258.35 | -- | -- | 13.49 |
| Smithson Investment Trust PLC | 106.55m | 83.49m | 1.54bn | 0.00 | 23.01 | 0.8611 | -- | 14.50 | 0.625 | 0.625 | 0.8171 | 16.70 | 0.0507 | -- | 8.72 | -- | 3.97 | -1.93 | 3.99 | -1.93 | 83.84 | -- | 78.36 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -352.50 | -- | -674.64 | -- | -- | -- |
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