One of my thesis breakers is a SVW selldown of BLD, so this is something I monitor. Really scratching my head with this move, in terms of the rationale other than possibly to raise cash for SVW dividend payouts, given BLD declared no dividends.
It is a cool $22.2m gain no doubt, but (1) it is small change in SVW's world (2) half of it is gone to CGT as it is a <12 month holding (3) moves absolutely nothing in SVW and BLD, financially.
- Seven Group Holdings (SGH) has successfully completed the sale of a 1% stake in Boral (ASX:BLD) through an aftermarket block trade, transacting 11.1 million shares at an average price of $4.90 per share.
- SGH acquired 3% of Boral in October 2022 at $2.90 per share, increasing it ’s holding to 72.6%.
- Following the sale, SGH retains 71.6% of the business.
“We are pleased to see the strong recovery in Boral’s share price. Consistent with our disciplined approach to capital management, SGH has elected to sell 1% of Boral to capture the market valuation, while retaining control of the business. SGH remains committed to Boral and its performance journey and will continue to support its management team as they work to restore appropriate profitability to one of Australia’s great industrial businesses.”
Doesnt change my BLD thesis though.
Disc: Hold SVW and BLD IRL