Half Year 2024 Investor Report
For the period ended 30th June 2024
NIDF Overview
OVERVIEW
The Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) is the first listed infrastructure debt fund in Nigeria registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria, and listed on the NGX and the FMDQ Exchange, Lagos. It is a closed ended investment trust which operates in the form of a company. NIDF offers the most attractive yield on the NGX and is renowned for paying quarterly distributions. Its objective is to provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and
IPO date
ISIN
Ticker
Listing Year-end Distributions
28-Jun-17
NGCHDNIDF005
NIDF
NGX, FMDQ
31 December Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct
to preserve capital over the long-term by generating exposure to Naira-denominated
Trading Information
infrastructure debt in Nigeria, which generates regular and predictable long-term cash flows.
PERFORMANCE | |||||||
Cumulative performance to 30 June 2024 | |||||||
*2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
NIDF Total Return1 | 142.3 | 168.7 | 188.5 | 206.9 | 236.5 | 289.5 | 309.6 |
Units in issue
Last traded unit price Net Asset Value per unit
NAV
Distribution
960,946,520
N114.00
N107.69
N103.49 billion
Nigeria CPI | 115.9 | 129.7 | 150.2 | 173.6 | 207.1 | 265.6 | 309.5 |
- Base value of 100, as on 28 June 2017. 1 Total return is the amount of value an investor earns when all distributions are reinvested
UPDATES FOR THE PERIOD.
Q2 2024 | N4.27 per unit | |
Distribution yield | 18.02% |
NIDF Parties
Portfolio summary
As at the period ending 30 June 2024, NIDF had a diversified portfolio of 25 investments. The infrastructure loan portfolio had a weighted average annualised yield of 20.6%, weighted average tenor at disbursement of 9.2 years, and weighted average remaining life of 4.8 years.
Performance
Notwithstanding inflation exceeding 30% for the first time since the late 1990s, NIDF is marginally ahead of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). NIDF continues to consistently outperform its benchmark: the 10-Year FGN bond. The loans are typically priced at 300-450bps over the benchmark on a floating rate basis.
Fund Manager
Joint Trustees
Custodian
Registrar
Auditor Valuation Adviser
Chapel Hill Denham
Management
NIDF CEO Saurabh Srivastava
Stanbic IBTC Trustees
Limited
STL Trustees Limited
Citi Nigeria Limited
Coronation Registrars
Limited
PWC Nigeria
KPMG Nigeria
Distribution
The Fund announced a quarterly distribution - for the second quarter ended 30 June 2024 - of 4.27 Naira per Unit on 11 July 2024 with a qualification date of 18 July 2024. This distribution will be paid to eligible Unitholders on 25 July 2024 and is fully funded from the cash inflows generated by the Fund during the quarter.
Going forward, it is the intention of the Fund Manager to continue paying quarterly distributions to Unitholders, in line with the actual performance of the Fund and the provisions of the Constitutional Documents.
Investment Committee
Chair | Philip Southwell | |
CIO | Bolaji Balogun | |
Independent | Jeremy Dolphin | |
Member | Anshul Rai |
Advisory Board
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Chair
NSIA
Stanbic IBTC Pension
AFDB
Progress Trust
NPF Pensions
Nominee of the Joint Trustees
Aminu Umar-Sadiq
Olumide Oyetan
Wale Shonibare
Joy Ojokavo
Representative of NPF
Pension
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AS AT 30th JUNE 2024
Student accommodation
1 site 3%
Off-grid solar | |
458 sites | Telecom towers |
11% | 1,125 sites |
20% | |
Marine infrastructure | Captive power plants |
1 site | 11 sites |
15% | 7% |
Pipeline networks | Broadband Internet |
176km | 3 sites |
19% | 1% |
Gas processing plant | |
2 sites | IPP |
13% | |
2 sites | |
5% | |
Solar home systems | |
6% |
100% | Naira loans |
94% | Senior secured loans |
97% | Floating rate loans |
16% | Construction Exposure |
10 | Sub-sectors represented in the portfolio |
21 years | Longest tenor loan |
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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
Statement of Financial Position | ||
Figures in NGN'000 | H1 2024 | FY 2023 |
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
Assets | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 19,466,656 | 21,228,804 |
Other receivables | 3,487,077 | 586,247 |
Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss | 85,487,908 | 85,812,843 |
Financial assets held at amortised cost | 200,000 | 170,000 |
Total assets | 108,641,640 | 107,797,894 |
Liabilities | ||
Other payables | 1,047,519 | 1,224,169 |
Distribution payable | 4,106,968 | 3,267,724 |
Total liabilities | 5,154,487 | 4,491,893 |
Net assets | 103,487,153 | 103,306,000 |
Capital and reserves | ||
Member's funds | 103,487,153 | 103,306,001 |
Net assets attributable to unitholders | 103,487,153 | 103,306,001 |
Number of units | 960,947 | 960,649 |
NAV per unit (Naira per unit) | 107.69 | 107.54 |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income | ||
Figures in NGN'000 | H1 2024 | H1 2023 |
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
Income | ||
Interest income on infrastructure loans | 7,966,754 | 5,670,173 |
Net fair value losses on infrastructure loans | 208,250 | 783,070 |
Other income | 1,285,620 | 1,607,020 |
Total Income | 9,490,024 | 8,060,263 |
Expenses | ||
Operating expenses | 1,115,843 | 827,484 |
Total Expenses | 1,115,843 | 827,484 |
Total operating profit | 8,374,181 | 7,232,778 |
Profit before tax | 8,374,181 | 7,232,778 |
Profit after tax | 8,374,181 | 7,232,778 |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document is issued by Chapel Hill Denham Management Limited ("Chapel Hill Denham" or the "Fund Manager") an asset management firm, registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria ("SEC"). Chapel Hill Denham Funds comprise the Chapel Hill Denham Money Market Fund, Women's Investment Fund, Paramount Equity Fund, Nigeria Real Estate Investment Trust and Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund and are collectively referred to as "Chapel Hill Denham Funds", "Funds" or "products", and individually as the "Fund". The Funds offered by the Fund Manager are registered with and regulated by SEC.
This document is intended solely for the information of the person to whom it is provided by Chapel Hill Denham. It is not intended as and does not constitute an offer or solicitation for the purchase of units of any Fund and should not be relied on by any person for the purpose of accounting, legal or tax advice or for making an investment decision. Persons into whose possession this document may come must inform themselves about and observe any and all restrictions on the distribution of this document and the offering, sale and trading of the units.
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