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#Bear Case
Added a month ago

Any BTI holders looking for a get out of jail free card!

SDR is down 18% atm, BTI should be down 5-6% on a relative basis, but is still flat.

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#Management
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BTI expenses sucking out roughly 7% of pre tax NTA p/a.

About 30% of profits going into managers pockets. How much Alpha is left for the punters after that?

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#Prophero
Added a month ago

Apologies if this is a little bit ranty and opinionated - can't help myself.

I am not a fan of this latest investment. For full disclosure, my profession is a Real Estate Agent and I have had dealings with this company in the past.

A $12m investment in essentially a real estate company is ludicrous and seriously brings into question my holding in BTI and support of Wilson/Kirk where I have been a long term holder.

Bull case - an anomalously high number of individuals will pay a buyers agent to source property for them. They get sucked into this 'AI' theme and Prophero can ride the next wave of the property cycle.

My expected case and opinion

Making significant money in property cannot be done by just looking at 200+ data points. It assumes rationality and a perfect market without taking into consideration actual people and the human element. AI (or in my dealings with Prophero, an outsourced international virtual assistant aggregating info from real estate agents asking them ridiculous questions and qualifying inputs) doesn't have the capacity to understand the nuances around long term movements and drivers of value in property. Yes it can look at census data and median house prices and yields and trends, but there are markets within markets and there are mountains of data points which are not readily available.

AI doesn't know there's a new cafe down the road which is run by a really slick operator, or the local bowls club becoming the next big thing because the new chef is a legend. It doesn't know the council is planning on redoing the pedestrian bridge over the busy road which opens up an entire pocket of houses to be more desirable to young families walking to school. It doesn't know that farmers have had another stellar year with their crops and that they all go and purchase off farm investments in the form of an apartment by the beach.

Looking at the statistics as well doesn't help. A computer doesn't know if a property has been renovated. It doesn't know if it was renovated by an owner who has no trade experience or if it has the best quality marble benchtops ever created!

It is amazing how many people think they are property gurus because they purchased a house for $1m, spent $100k on a reno by painting and gardening, maybe removing a wall, putting in some furniture and then selling for $1.5m thinking they are the best thing ever. What they fail to realise is that if they did nothing to the same property it would have been worth $1.4m and they've just ridden the market in the 2 years it's taken them to do the work.


The only way this investment in Prophero can fly is if BTI have picked the bottom of the market and see a significant rise in transactions combined with some incredible marketing to get people to sign up to their platform.


There is no substitute for doing your own work and local knowledge of a local area. These companies a predatory and inject themselves into a process without adding superior value.

phew - rant over and I feel better now.

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#Investment History
Added 2 months ago

·      October 2024 partial realisation of small portion of its investment in SiteMinder $20m The realisation was via a trade at an average price of $6.65 per share, 5.2% above Bailador’s previous carrying value of SiteMinder. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20241030/pdf/069schlqmtdysd.pdf

·      October 2024 follow-on investment in DASH $10m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20241010/pdf/068yff078nzwpb.pdf

·      October 2024 follow-on investment in Rosterfy $3.0m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20241009/pdf/068x2c1zlq83p6.pdf

·      August 2024 invests in Hapana $7.7m. Hapana is an end-to-end software platform focused on the fitness and wellness sector. The software is used by gyms and boutique fitness studios to manage classes, client memberships and billings, marketing, digital content, and monitor business performance in real-time. Hapana delivers these features via a powerful mobile app that allows gyms and boutique fitness studios to better engage and communicate with their members. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20240812/pdf/066hy9wh3wjwsf.pdf

·      July 2024 invests in DASH Technology Group $20m DASH is a cloud-based financial advice and investment management software platform used by independent financial advisers (IFAs) and financial institutions. DASH operates in the large and fast growing investment platform and financial advice software market. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20240701/pdf/06536t98xbs58s.pdf

·      May 2024 invest in digital healthcare platform Updoc $20.0m, Launched in 2021, Updoc is a digital healthcare platform that connects consumers who need medical services with registered health practitioners via a telehealth offering. The company offers a range of services, including advice, online prescriptions, specialist referrals, pathology referrals and medical letters. Consumers can access these services via a one-off transactional model or a monthly subscription model. All consultations are delivered digitally which increases convenience and accessibility for consumers, while also lowering the cost of treatment and providing flexible work opportunities for medical professionals, particularly in regional areas. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20240528/pdf/063zvby1cnjpjq.pdf

·      June 2023 Sale of InstantScripts $52m to Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wesfarmers. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230613/pdf/05ql790w7cckmw.pdf

·      June 2023 Sale of Rezdy to to US PE fund $24.9m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230619/pdf/05qs38sxsrz7qz.pdfhttps://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230605/pdf/05qc2ksp8vpy6x.pdf

·      April 2023 investment in Rosterfy $9.8m.- provides volunteer and workforce management software to Not-for-Profit (NFP) organisations, government volunteering bodies and mass-scale events which enables communities to connect to events and causes they are passionate about. Their SaaS platform allows organisations to recruit, screen, train, and schedule their volunteer community which replaces manual processes with automations to better engage and retain their workforce. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230411/pdf/45nj9vrxtb7r62.pdf

·      March 2023 follow-on investment in InstantScripts $10.0m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230315/pdf/45mntnd5bsmjwl.pdf 

·      July 2022  Follow-on investment in InstantScript $5.0m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220728/pdf/45c8jvxgmy5nns.pdf

·      April 2022 Instaclustr enters into agreement to be acquired by NetApp  $118m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220408/pdf/457tynzswck9nx.pdfhttps://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220525/pdf/4599kx3rw79m57.pdf 

·      March 2022 Follow-on investment in InstantScripts $7.7m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220331/pdf/457jxqkkz1j6gt.pdf

·      March 2022 Sells it investment in Standard Media Index (SMI) for $20m Cash.https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220311/pdf/456x6qjkm7wm8t.pdfhttps://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220531/pdf/459hfnnspllht7.pdf

·      December 2021 invests in Mosh $7.5m. Launched in 2019, Mosh is a men’s digital healthcare brand that makes men’s health and wellness accessible, easy and affordable. The company offers subscription treatment plans for hair loss, sexual health, skin care and mental health. Mosh’s medical consultations are delivered digitally which increases convenience, accessibility and privacy while also lowering the cost of treatment. The business’ all-inclusive treatment plans cover membership, medical treatment, pharmaceuticals and delivery. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20211223/pdf/454h8djws8xy40.pdf

·      October 2021 InstantScripts follow-on investment of $2.0m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20211025/pdf/452114slgkfvsc.pdf

·      October 2021 Rezdy follow-on investment of $4.0m https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20211019/pdf/451t5kpdn5gq3b.pdf

·      July 2021 invests in InstantScripts $5.5m. InstantScripts’ digital healthcare platform enables Australians to conveniently access high quality doctor care and routine prescription medication in a safe, secure and clinically responsible manner. The platform’s express prescription service enables consumers to access doctor-approved routine prescription medication in minutes. It also enables streamlined access to certain routine pathology tests and is developing AI-driven results interpretation tools supplementing the doctor’s input. Consumers can also access live medical advice via telehealth consultations. The service’s digital healthcare platform is underpinned by doctor-designed clinical questionnaires that streamline the patient eligibility process before a doctor-approved prescription is provided. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20210726/pdf/44yn0pb9c03d3l.pdf

·      June 2021 Bailador competes investment in Straker equity raising. Bailador is pleased to confirm it was allocated a total of A$5.2 million in the Equity Raising  at an issue price of A$1.90 per share. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20210625/pdf/44xp2hz41pzcw0.pdfhttps://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20210602/pdf/44x1lr4rxj4429.pdf

·      June 2021 Stackla enters into agreement to be acquired by Nosto. Stackla has today announced it has been acquired by Nosto, an AI-powered e-commerce personalisation platform in a predominately share-based transaction. Nosto enables retailers to deliver a personalised digital shopping experience at every touchpoint and across every device. Nosto works with brands in more than 100 countries and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm and Helsinki. valuation of Bailador’s investment in Stackla will remain unchanged at $11.5m, but will transition to a shareholding in Nosto upon completion. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20210603/pdf/44x2gkzjjz0jpx.pdf

·      May 2021 Lendi/Aussie merger completes and Bailador realises $13m cash through the sale of its investment in Lendi https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20210504/pdf/44w5v95mw1q500.pdf

·      February 2021 Exists investment in DocsCorp  for $17m cash https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20210224/pdf/44szvw76mwb1gm.pdf

·      December 2020 Lendi announces it has agreed to merge with Aussie Home Loans https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20201216/pdf/44r0v3085vvhbv.pdf

·      September 2019 On 19 September 2019, Stackla filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would immediately restore the company’s access to the Facebook and Instagram platforms. It is understood that in today’s hearing in the Northern District Court of California, the U.S. District Chief Judge denied Stackla’s motion for a TRO but permitted the company to file a motion for a preliminary injunction and suggested the parties meet commercially to resolve the issue. As a result of the above court ruling, and Stackla continuing to have no access to the Facebook and Instagram platforms for the time being, Bailador has made the decision to write-down the value of its investment in Stackla to $nil. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20190926/pdf/448x1pbdql9lrd.pdf

·      October 2017 AUD$3.0m investment in Brosa, a technology-led, vertically integrated furniture brand and online retailer. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20171024/pdf/43nhlys7z40p00.pdf

·      July 2017 iPRO Solutions Ptd Ltd been placed into voluntary administration. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20170705/pdf/43kfn10082cbx7.pdf

·      November 2016 announced a $4.0m investment in Instaclustr is an open source data platform for cloud-based solutions that require immense scale, providing enterprise support and managed solutions for technologies such as Apache Cassandra (used by Apple, Netflix and Facebook), Apache Spark and ScyllaDB. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20161123/pdf/43d3vnqbch3ny0.pdf

·      May 2016 invested $4m in Lendi https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20170731/pdf/43l0kk9xwjclh7.pdf

·      February 2016 a further $2.5m investment in Stackla https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20160229/pdf/435gh79vrb2yzp.pdf

·      February 2016 Additional $2.9m investment in Viocorp a cloud based video management platform for corporate and government enterprises. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20160203/pdf/434t0g7yj1pjq9.pdf

·      October 2015 $2.5m investment in Rezdy an online SaaS software package for Tours and Activity (“TAA”) operators and a B2B marketplace that aggregates tours and activities for resellers (such as travel agents, concierge desks, OTA’s and reservation engines). https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20151029/pdf/432jc3fzg79m3z.pdf

·      September 2015  $2.5m investment in Stackla – Stackla is a social marketing platform that aggregates user-generated content (“UGC”) from sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Wordpress, integrating this content at various touch points within the marketing stack (e.g. CMS, CRM, email, social media management). https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20150907/pdf/4314rz2160cfd8.pdf

·      August 2015 NZ$4.0m Equity Investment in Straker Translations - Straker is a provider of 24/7 cloud-enabled translation services to businesses of all sizes, including ASX 200 companies. It has over 10,000 customers in more than 20 countries, and 50 global full- time employees. https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20150901/pdf/4310j22m5c7nds.pdf

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#Management Ownership
Added 2 months ago

Market Cap ~$178.5m

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Management Bio's

David Kirk - Co-Founder & Managing Partner

David is the former CEO of Fairfax Media, where he led the successful investment into several internet businesses including Fairfax’s acquisition of Trade Me and Stayz. He has been a growth stage investor in technology-based businesses since 1999 and was an IPO investor in Xero. David is Chair of KMD Brands [ASX:KMD, NZE:KMD], made up of iconic brands Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz, and Chair of Forsyth Barr, a privately-owned New Zealand investment firm. He is Chair of several charitable organisations, and recently retired as Chair of Sydney Festival. David is Chair of Bailador investee company Rosterfy, Director of Bailador investee companies RC TopCo (made up of brands Rezdy, Checkfront and Regiondo) and DASH, and Board Observer for Mosh. He was previously on the board of Bailador's now exited investments, Instaclustr, Standard Media Index, DocsCorp and Viostream. Prior to joining the corporate world, David enjoyed a highly successful rugby career. He captained the All Blacks to win the World Cup in 1987 and was awarded an MBE in 1988. He was also a policy advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister.

David is a Rhodes Scholar with degrees in Medicine from Otago University, and Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Paul Wilson - Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Paul has extensive private equity investment experience as a Director of CHAMP Private Equity in Sydney and New York, with MetLife in London and New York, and as Executive Director at Illyria, a media focused investment group. Paul is a Director of Bailador companies SiteMinder [ASX:SDR] and Updoc, and was previously Director of Straker [ASX:STR]. He was also previously on the board of Bailador’s now exited investment InstantScripts, and Chairman for Stackla. Paul is Director of Rajasthan Royals (IPL cricket), and Director and Co-Founder of the VRTUS fitness studios based in Bondi, Sydney. He was previously a Director of Vita Group [ASX:VTG]. He is a volunteer Lifesaver at Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club. Paul has a Bachelor of Business from QUT. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia, and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Andrew Bullock - Independent Non-Executive Director

Andrew is Managing Director at private equity firm Adamantem Capital, and was previously a partner at Australian law firm Gilbert + Tobin in the Corporate Advisory Group. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings and strategic joint ventures and media sectors. He was previously a partner of Minter Ellison and spent 3 years in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Andrew has a Bachelor of Arts from Sydney University and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Jolanta Masojada - Independent Non-Executive Director

Jolanta Masojada is Principal of MasMedia Advisers, providing strategic investor relations and communications advice to listed companies. She has more than 25 years’ experience in financial markets and equity research in the media and technology sectors in Australia and the US. Jolanta was formerly Director Equity Research at Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, with previous roles at Macquarie Bank and Pierson Sal. Oppenheim in New York.

Jolanta is a graduate of the University of Natal and Cambridge University. She is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Brodie Arnhold - Independent Non-Executive Director

Brodie Arnhold is an experienced ASX listed board member with over 15 years domestic and international experience in private equity, investment banking and corporate finance.

Brodie is the CEO and Executive Director of iSelect (ASX:ISU) having joined the Board in September 2014 and stepping into the CEO role in April 2018. Prior to his current role with iSelect, Brodie was the CEO of Melbourne Racing Club. He has also worked for Investec Bank from 2010-2013 where he was responsible for building a high-net-worth private client business and for Westpac Banking Corporation where he was Investment Director at Westpac’s private equity fund. During his career Brodie has also worked at leading accounting and investment firms including Deloitte (Australia), Nomura (UK) and Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong). Brodie is also the Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Shaver Shop Group Ltd (ASX: SSG) and is Chairman of private companies Endota Spa Pty Ltd and Industry Beans Pty Ltd. Brodie holds a Bachelor of Commerce and MBA from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

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#Valuation uplift
Added 3 months ago

Good to see some valuation uplifts for a few of Bailador's holdings -- although the internal process behind these are not disclosed, it seems at least they are driven by improving fundamentals. And, as they highlight, "...there has never been a third party transaction in the history of the fund at a lower value than our holding value at the time, and that our average valuation uplift on realisation is 39%.."

So it seems reasonable to assume they are conservative in their assumptions.

Worth noting that ~half of their NTA is derived from cash and ASX market pricing, and only 24% of the NTA calculation relies on their own internal valuations.

They still have a $40m war chest.

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Valuation of $1.650
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#BTI
Added 5 months ago

I have held BTI for about three years, am frustrated at the stock price , but console myself with the dividend payments.

Now that SiteMinder investment has been partially released at a reasonable price , I feel more comfortable about this investment. I consider this stock has a decent future.

Maybe if Trump succeeds in stabilisng some world trouble spots, we could see more travel, more experiences.

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#Elephant in the room
Added 6 months ago

BTI need to address the massive holding they have in Siteminder ASAP. It's nearly half of post tax NTA as of writing.

For a management team that I otherwise hold in high regard, I can't understand the decision to keep this investment at its current weighting in the portfolio.

As I've elaborated on before, it can only be down to one of the following:

1) They don't want the tax bill to be crystalized and a decrease in management fees?

2) The naive belief that they should only sell above analyst recommendations

3) they can;t sell for another undisclosed reason?

Can't be paying these guys 1.75% and 20% to sit half the portfolio in a large, listed investment. No wonder it trades at such a big discount?

I don't care if they sell and the Siteminder SP goes to $10, my val for BTI goes up by 10-15% as soon as they sell this position down.

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Valuation of $1.350
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Edited 8 months ago

August 24:

Nothing we didn't already know in the results today. It's pleasing to see a bit more diversification in the portfolio with the recent investments in Dash, Hapana & Updoc but I still think decreasing the shareholding in SiteMinder would close another ~ 5% on the discount to NTA.

Good buying at these levels, I think a 10% IRR p.a. is very likely at anything over a 20% discount to NTA. I don't really see a path to the discount to NTA being closed, but I'm not really bothered by that either, given the dividend is tied to NTA.

March 24:

Most of my previous sentiments remain, although I'd make the following updates to my observations:

1 I'm pretty sure Soul Patts sold down some of their holding.

2) I'm not so sure that some of the valuations are conservative anymore

3) The portfolio is even more poorly diversified, due to some exits and Site Minder (SDR) doing so well.

Point 3 is starting to annoy me. Most of todays NTA update involved a stock pitch for Site Minder (SDR).

The value of SDR is now almost 50% of BTI's SP or 33% of BTI's post taxNTA.

I have no opinion on SDR, it seems like a great business and Bailador seem to think it will continue to do well, and I hope it does. The problem is that shareholders aren't paying Bailador to manage a listed equity portfolio. Management seems to be doing some serious mental gymnastics to justify holding SDR at its current weighting.

IF I was to be very cynical, I'd say they want to avoid to whopping tax liability that will result in a lower NTA and resultant management fees.

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Management - I'm not paying you 1.75% and 20% to sit a third of the portfolio in a listed stock . If it was 5, 10 or even 15% then I would be satisfied. This needs to be sorted out, otherwise it's clear to me that this needs to trade at least a 20% discount to NTA.

I can tolerate the cash holding on the basis that management are being patient and the market is still a bit too hot.

March 23: A lot has been said about BTI so I'll keep this briefish.

BTI is currently trading at a price equal to the cash and listed investments it holds. The other 26% of reported Pre Tax NTA are private companies. It's worth noting that in order to realise these investments BTI would incur a big bill to the tax man, bringing NTA below $1.50.

I think the current SP is about right, making the following observations:

1) Management appear to be skilled, however market conditions have been very rewarding to the kind of investment strategy that BTI employs.

2) Management have made a point of having conservative valuations for private investments. Now that the market has lost its froth it's unclear whether this is still the case.

3) The portfolio is currently poorly diversified .

4) Management fees are high. 1.75% of NTA and 17.5% over an 8% hurdle.

5) Souls have crept up on the share register. I can see how BTI would be valuable to Souls and think a takeover is possible.

6) I think the dividend policy is to pay out 4% of NTA p.a

The bottom line is that without a takeover offer, I don't see great value at the current SP. I'm not sure what probability to assign to a takeover and what sort of timeline is reasonable to assume.


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#FY24 Results
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Added 8 months ago

The share price may have gone nowhere in ~3 years, and is down 13% from the 52-week highs, but under the hood you have a biz that continues to deliver in line with its stated strategy. Now I think about it, it's a contender for the "Companies improving without the market noticing" forum

Bailador is effectively a "public private-equity" operation. It allocates capital to private, early stage tech businesses with a view of delivering an attractive return on funds.

What makes it hard is that the value of their investments is difficult to know for sure -- value, after all, is in the eye of the beholder. So you really only have a good read when there is a cash transaction (otherwise it's whatever a valuer thinks it's worth). But given BTI's history, I think they have earned some credibility as a conservative appraiser -- moreover roughly half of their investments are now listed anyway (mainly Siteminder) so we dont need to guess for that part.

At any rate, their post-tax NTA per share grew 9.2% in FY24, after all fees. And this is in a tough environment for early-stage tech company valuations. Perhaps more telling is the combined revenue growth of all their investments, which clocked in at 47% over the last year. And 46% of their private portfolio now conform to the 'rule of 40' (Will Lopes from Catapult talks a bit about this, and it's a good sign of economic health, especially for SaaS-styled businesses). The businesses in question are, in the main, very high margin operations where >90% of revenue is recurring in nature.

And, perhaps even more telling, is that the actual cash dividends they are able to deliver to shareholders -- and the final div of 3.4c, fully franked, is a good signal. That gives them an annualised, grossed-up yield of 7.8%. As they point out in their presentation, in the last 3 years they have returned 22.4c per share to shareholders in cash -- roughly 19% of their current market cap.

I also find a lot of solace in their balance sheet, which remains in great shape. Their net cash balance represents ~30% of their market cap. Money, we hope, will be deployed intelligently should the right opportunities present themselves.

And over the last 12 months, they seem to be just doing that with $53m of capital deployed.

As they exit their investments, management have reiterated that there is potential for significant valuation uplift -- there's a huge gulf between carrying values and what (hopefully) could be realised upon exit as companies list or are bought out. And, importantly, realised in cold hard cash.

You'd be right in taking that with a large grain of salt, but these guys have form -- all cash realisations to date have occurred above carrying value, on average 39% higher. And every single 3rd party transaction to date (ie what other subsequent investors pay for a stake) -- all 34 of them -- have been at or above carrying value.

Still, it's the nature of their game that they will inevitably back a few losers, but you only need a few big wins to make things work out very well.

So at the current price you get to buy exposure to fast growing, unlisted companies at a significant discount to an already conservative carrying value. Bailador is profitable, well capitalized and has experienced and aligned management.

Shares probably need something of a catalyst before we see any material re-rate (maybe a strong exit), but at least you get a tidy dividend in the meantime.

Held.

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#ASX Announcements
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Added 8 months ago

ASX-listed technology expansion capital fund, Bailador Technology Investments Limited (“Bailador”, ASX:BTI), is pleased to release its audited financial results for the year ending 30 June 2024 (“FY24”).

Key financial highlights include:

• Net profit after tax of $20.7m, up 282% on prior year

• Final dividend declared of 3.4 cents per share fully-franked which represents an annualised grossed-up yield of 7.8%1

• Net Tangible Asset (“NTA”) per share (post-tax) up $0.07 over prior year to $1.59; up $0.14 after adding back dividends paid during the period

• $53m in cash deployed and committed including three new portfolio companies (Updoc, DASH Technologies and Hapana)

• Dividend reinvestment plan (“DRP”) active with a 2.5% discount

• BTI is well positioned with $52m Net Cash2 (31 July 2024) to take advantage of additional investment opportunities

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#Chart crime
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Added 8 months ago

An early reporting season chart crime:

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I'm a guy so am probably naturally color blind, but were greys and blues the only hues available? Are extra colors not free?

(Interesting company at a more than interesting valuation though).

[Holding an underweight position]

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#Bull Case
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Added 8 months ago

A positive market update from SiteMinder today, up over 10% this month. Hopefully that along with recent investments in Updoc and DASH and further cash to deploy can provide some upward share price momentum for BTI

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#DASH Investment
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Last edited 9 months ago

DASH CEO being interviewed on the "The Close" on AusBiz this afternoon

And again from 27.6.24 click here

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#DASH Investment
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Last edited 9 months ago

Bailador invests $20m ($15m now, another $5m in 6 months) in DASH Technology Group -- a financial advice platform that administers >$4b and revenues grew 63% for the latest half.

That's likely off a very low base, and no other metric given. Still, as the announcement details, the team have some experience in this area so hopefully they can recognize value accurately enough.

From what I can find, Dash is also seeing some good growth in FUA, up 50% in 2023. And on LinkedIn they said they plan to use the funds to accelerate development and grow headcount by 20.

This will leave Bailador with over $50m in cash.

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#Purchase of UpDoc
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Bailador announced this week that they are making a $20 million investment into UpDoc. "UpDoc is a telehealth service providing advice, online prescriptions, specialist referrals, pathology referrals and medical letters, with consumers being able to purchase with one-off transactions or monthly subscription model".

I find it a very interesting investment by the Bailador team for two reasons:

  • The value of the initial investment is much higher than I think we have seen in the past. Based on last month's NTA announcement this will put UpDoc as their 4th largest holding and reduce their cash balance by more than 20%. Their large pile of cash may be forcing them to increase the size of their investments.
  • Bailador has built quite a good understanding of this industry, they previously owned InstantScripts which was sold to Wesfarmers in the past year. Bailador made a very good return (64% IRR) from that investment but I think I remember comments about Bailador being somewhat disappointed with the sale in terms of the potential longer-term gains that they thought we possible, however, given the short term gain and willingness of other investors to sell, it was the right thing to do (stand to be corrected on this statement???). In addition to InstantScripts, they currently own Mosh and Access Telehealth both in a similar field to UpDoc/InstantScripts. Given Bailador is active in their investments, I would expect Bailador get at least one seat and they will be able to use their prior experience to assist the UpDoc board/management team.
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#Mosh in the news
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With the valuation for Mosh scheduled for December I was doing some a bit of research on any recent updates for the company and came across this AFR headline.

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https://www.afr.com/street-talk/men-s-health-player-mosh-set-to-appoint-an-adviser-20231213-p5er6r


I don't have access to view the article, but potentially there could be another potential exit for BTI in the near future. Currently Mosh only represents around 3% of the BTI portfolio ($7.5m at current carrying value) so there likely wouldn't be any significant impact on the NTA.

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#Monthly Update
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Added one year ago

October update for BTI holders.

BTI_Monthly_Report_October_2023.pdf

I did it opposite to Strawman.

I took a small position IRL a couple of months ago and will look to take a position on SM in the not too distant future..

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#FY23 Results
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Added 2 years ago

@NewbieHK has posted the results, but just wanted to add a few thoughts on Bailador's latest full year.

As co-founder Paul Wilson told us when we met with him last year (see here), the financials are always going to be both lumpy and a little messy given the non-cash revaluations as well as the occasional disposals and acquisitions.

But assuming you take their disclosed valuations for unlisted investments at face value (and I think they have a good track-record of conservatism) the NTA is probably one of the better metrics to track. On this front, we saw a modest 4.4% decline (although when adjusted for cash dividends it was up 2.5%).

There's some nuance needed here too due to the fact that it was the listed company investments that dragged the NTA lower -- and this is mostly a function of what SiteMinder shares did over the financial year. Unlisted investments actually did really well -- gaining 28%, and the value uplift is entirely based on recent 3rd party transactions (ie not just the opinion of a valuer, but based on real world transactions)

This slide shows it well:

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So when you account for where we sit at present, NTA is up (modestly) from June 30 last year, even excluding dividends:

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At any rate, this is, and always has been, a "bet" on management's ability to find and invest in early stage tech. And I think they have great form.

This slide speaks volumes:

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An IRR of 23.2% is nothing to sneeze at. Yes, they benefitted from the exuberance in the tech space, but as they highlight they were sensible enough to capitalise on this opportunity (I wish I had been better at that!!) and now have a solid war chest of $104m.

The revaluation in tech stocks hasn't been fun, but the silver lining is that things are now a lot cheaper for someone looking to make investments -- like Bailador (and many of us!). In fact, according to their presentation, average tech multiples are 28% below their 5-year average (still, this is with an average EV/revenue multiple of 7.8x which still seems up there, but is perhaps not unreasonable for fast growing, early stage companies. In the results announcement Paul called this "more reasonable", rather than cheap)

All up, their portfolio companies appear to be making genuine progress, they have a strong balance sheet and shares remain about 20% below their (post-tax) NTA.

I find some comfort in knowing that Soul Patts is a major shareholder too.

I'm taking a small position on SM today and will look to buy some in real life when I get some spare cash.

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#Director Buying
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David Kirk just bought another $245k on-market

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#Director Buying
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Added 2 years ago

Paul Wilson picking up 165,000 shares ($198,752) for himself and another 40,000 ($48,400) for his joint super fund.

https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02676505-2A1455054?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4

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#AFR
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The implication of a potential deal for InstantScripts to the value of BTI shares is interesting, especially since they only recently did a follow on investment. AFR article below:

Wesfarmers’ dealmaking spree in healthcare isn’t letting up. Having acquired Australian Pharmaceutical Industries last year, Street Talk can reveal the conglomerate has turned its attention to online medical prescriptions business InstantScripts.

It’s understood Wesfarmers, via its API portfolio company, has been engaged in bilateral discussions with InstantScripts, which hung up the for-sale sign in October. It is not known whether those talks – which sources said were at an advanced stage as of earlier this month – were still alive.

InstantScripts was founded in 2018 and lets patients obtain express medical scripts in minutes online. It can do scripts for more than 300 medicines, all of which are low-dosage and low clinical risk for ailments including thyroid, urinary tract infections or melatonin for sleep. Wesfarmers’ strategic rationale centred on driving traffic to its pharmacies, sources said.

The business was founded by Asher Freilich, a healthcare investment banker at Citi and New York’s Piper Jaffray who retrained as a doctor. It is backed by investors including Perennial Private Investments, Microequities Asset Management and Bailador Technology Investments.

When Lazard was brought in to test buyer appetite last year, InstantScripts was making around $50 million annual revenue, had 250,000 active users, and connections to nearly 40 per cent of the pharmacies. It was tipped to fetch a $200 million valuation. As part of that process, InstantScripts presented to private equity firms, insurers, pharmacies, digital healthcare players and even deep-pocketed family offices.


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#Investment Thesis
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I'd suggest that BTI's NTA will rise substantially as a result of SDR's share price surge which is their largest holding. I get the feeling that SDR's surge is in part due to Webjet's positive 1H 23 results so hopefully this is the start of a turn in sector sentiment.

I've been buying SDR under $3 and will continue to do so although I think it's unlikely to get down to these levels again....subject to the normal caveats of course.

The opportunity I see right now is in BTI which was trading at ~26% discount below NTA and that's prior to today's surge in SDR.

Anyway I've bought BTI again today and will probably add more while trading at such a discount.

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#Industry/competitors
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Added 3 years ago

TPW earnings call recap: re Brosa BTI investment

I listened to the Temple and Webster earnings call today, to help understand BTI’s investment in Brosa whose valuation was upgraded in the latest results. TPW, I don’t follow, but at a top level, the results look pretty good, FCF, cash on hand, debt free.

Points relevant to both businesses from Q&A

  • Aust 15% furniture sales online, US 30% and growing
  • FY 23 sales yoy July down 21% Aug 17% down, however figures are ahead of the company’s expectations, whatever that was? Undisclosed.
  • Inventories are bloated, some suppliers are trying to move stock, may offset some inflation/cost pressures
  • FY23 seems to be tracking ok, but admit no idea how it will pan out, impossible to forecast.
  • Freight logistics are complicated/expensive for large box furniture deliveries, so there is a bit of a barrier to entry.  Retailer size feeds into better freight rates and optimization. (I live in reg Vic and can get deliveries from Brosa and TPW. However, I have had issues with other online retailers who don’t service the area, 2hrs from Melb.)


Overall, the tone was positive, careful expense control and holding cash for unforeseen circumstances. A bit of a pullback in marketing/promo expenses to help maintain and grow margins.

TPW’s stated goal is to be the biggest retailer in the online homewares space, so where does that leave Brosa? I think there is room for at least 2 major players in the space, perhaps 3. Customers like choice and TPW’s range is vast with no shortage of options.  However, customers like to compare products from different retailers, styling and cost before purchasing an item that is expensive.

A couple of things that differentiate Brosa

  • Smaller range, well styled
  • Quick responses to questions and free fabric samples sent out
  • Competitive price points,
  • IMO, styling, quality, and price points are better than Freedom. Freedom also had terrible reviews during covid problems with online orders, usually due to delivery.
  • Showroom in Melb and Syd. Think this is a great feature for Brosa. I know if I’m buying a couch, I want to sit on it. I have visited the melb showroom a couple of times, very busy.
  • Brand recognition?? Seems low to me, how many people do you know are aware of Brosa compared to TPW?  In my questioning, everyone is aware of TPW, Brosa, not at all. Interestingly when TPW first floated, and I asked people the same thing, TPW had no brand recognition then either.  In the call TPW said their cost of customer acquisition had increased by 20%, so I suspect Brosa’s is up too, it may be expensive growing the customer base?

 

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Valuation of $1.650
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Based on the current NTA (post tax).

company announcement below…

https://bailador.com.au/assets/downloads/BTI_Monthly_Report_July_2022.pdf

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#NTA
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Added 3 years ago

BTI has marked down the carrying value of two of the companies they hold within their portfolio following an end of year review. The next review of these two companies will be in June 2023, so unless there is a third party transaction / capital raisings, Nosto and Access Telehealth will remain at the reduced valuation for 12 months.

This is probably prudent given the significant re-rating of technology companies and has minimal impact (3.7c) to the overall NTA which the mid year dividend will be based off. The market movements of Site Minder (ASX:SDR) have a much bigger impact to the NTA than the newer holdings.

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Valuation of $1.700
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Added 3 years ago

Valuation based on latest post-tax NTA. No discount applied to the post-tax valuation due to the conservative nature Bailador uses to value the companies it holds.

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#Investment Thesis
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Overview of Bailador:

Bailador is an LIC focusing on investing in private information technology and media companies. It is run by David Kirk (previous Fairfax CEO and All Blacks captain) and Paul Wilson (experienced in private equity). 

The characteristics of the companies that Bailador likes to invest in are listed below (from their website):

  • 2-6 years of operation
  • Run by the Founders
  • Proven business model with attractive KPIs
  • Ability to generate repeat revenue
  • International revenue generation
  • Huge market opportunity
  • Require capital to grasp this opportunity
  • Important verticals within the technology sector: eCommerce, subscription-based internet businesses, online marketplaces, software, SaaS, high value data, online education, telecommunication applications and services.


"Bailador typically invests $2-10M of equity into an investee company. They target minority investments alongside highly motivated founders and management who have best-in-class technology or business systems." They typically don't invest without board representation.


Main Thesis:

When starting out my investing journey about 3 years ago I did look into BTI, however, at that stage only Siteminder had made significant gains and represented a large part of the NTA. Given I was only at the stage of investing in ETFs didn't know the risks in BTI so put it on the to watch list. The recent Strawman interview reminded me to take another look. 

Bailador's list of characteristics and the point in which they invest I think is key to Bailador's success. They do not buy an idea or concept company. They buy a company with real traction in the market in which it operates. However, the target companies aren't large enough for public markets (or even large private equity), they require capital to grow and also need some experienced investors to assist with how to grow the business, Bailador fills this void. Bailador seems to have found a very nice sweet spot to invest in these growing companies.

Bailador has consistently shown that they are conservative in their valuations of the companies they hold and in recent times have been able to realise some of their investments to cash or companies held are now marked to market through IPOs. BTI has a consistent record of always having third-party valuation events that come in at or above the current carrying value. Therefore, the monthly NTA presented to shareholders is a conservative number and potentially provides investors with hidden value yet to be uncovered.

The downside risk of investment at this point in time is very small. The company is currently heavily backed by cash after realisations. See image below for a breakdown of NTA from the May 22 NTA update. I think investing at this point of time is the prefect time to buy BTI given markets have significantly reduced the valuations of tech companies that BTI likes to buy. Having a large amount of cash available in this market means BTI can buy the new additions to the portfolio at lower valuations. Additionally, BTI is trading at a 15% discount to the conservative post-tax NTA and more than 25% discount to the pre-tax NTA. 

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Bailador's valuations are somewhat conservative for the sector they operate in. Especially given the early stages of many of the companies they purchase I would expect the EV/revenue multiple to be higher than the average but this is not the case. See image below from 1HFY22 presentation:

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General Notes:

  • Companies held are predominately based in Australia but some holdings are based overseas.
  • Stats from 1HFY22 presentation:
  • Portfolio revenue $341m with 43% growth
  • 66% gross margin
  • 91% recurring revenue
  • Management fees are expensive. 1.75% of pre-tax NTA and compound performance hurdle of 8%. 


Positives:

  • Large margin of safety given the cash backing, discount to NTA and conservative valuations of companies held. 
  • Plans to provide a 4% fully franked dividend based on pre-tax NTA.
  • Currently many smaller investments $20 mil or less. Besides for recent additions to the portfolio all have had positive revaluations. Recent additions have yet to be revalued. 
  • Chart appears to have positive sediment.
  • Very conservative NTA valuations which are validated by 3rd party transactions. As of 1HFY22 there had been 29 3rd party valuations and these all came in at or above BTI carrying value. This shows the NTA is likely under the real market value and a lagging indicator of actual value of all investments.
  • BTI is trading at a significant discount to NTA. May 22 NTAs:
  • Pre tax $2.01
  • Post tax $1.70 - 15% discount to NTA.
  • Management of the LIC have skin in the game:
  • David Kirk owns around 6.2% of the company.
  • Paul Wilson owns around 2.8% of the company. 


Risks:

  • Key person risk - David Kirk and Paul Wilson.
  • Next round of companies BTI invests in are unsuccessful.
  • Current market conditions result in cash realisations for BTI becoming hard execute.
  • Potential for little insight into the companies that Bailador holds due to the commercial in confidence agreements that are likely especially given the board positions.
  • Current weak capital availability limits short term valuations from increasing.
  • The lag factor in valuation. This has shown to be very much on the conservative side but this potentially supresses the short term valuations and could have a shock downgrade. 
  • High fees eat away at performance. 


When to get out:

  • It is clear the current investments aren't working out.
  • Trim if there is a significant premium to NTA (unless justified due to conservative nature of valuations).
  • Key person risks eventuate.



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#Dividends
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Just expanding on @Bradbury 's Straw.

With the dividend being based off pre-tax NTA, the actual yield will be pretty attractive.

Pre-tax NTA last reported at $1.99. 4% of that is 8c.

Last traded price was $1.41, which gives a forward yield of 5.7%

Adjust for franking to get a grossed up yield of 8.1%.

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#Dividends
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Added 3 years ago

Bailador has announced that the company will now be paying an ongoing 4% fully franked dividend as part of a new policy effective July 2022. Along with any special dividends as deemed appropriate by management.

LINK

The dividend amount is calculated from the pre-tax NTA , which will make the 4% much more attractive when BTI has been trading at a discount.

eg. April NTA announcement $1.99 pre-tax vs current share price of $1.38.

I feel like this will attract a wider range of investors who like consistent dividends and potentially close up the gap in share price to the carrying NTA of the Bailador portfolio.

Personally I would prefer if the capital was used for further investment, however if there are not any suitable investments, it shows the team there are being selective and are not just buying for the sake of deploying the available cash.

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#Paul Wilson Meeting
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Some notes from today's meeting. First off, thanks to @Duffshot38 for the suggestion -- I found Paul to be very knowledgeable and definitely aligned with a lot of my investing philosophy.

Since listing in late 2014, the share price has gone from around $1 to $1.32. Add in a special dividend and you get an average annualised return of around 7% per annum. That's pretty ordinary, but at the same time there seems to be a big disconnect with what the company itself has done.

As I noted in the meeting today, net tangible assets have compounded at over 20% per annum over the period. That may be understated given the conservative way in which they ascribe the carrying value of their assets.

Indeed, as Paul said, shares are trading at a 20% odd discount to NTA on a per share basis, and likely a lot more given how they track this figure. Of course, LIC's will always talk a good game here, but as Paul said they have a 100% strike rate in terms of exits occurring at valuations that were far higher than the carrying value.

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With 10 holdings in the portfolio, they are extremely concentrated and -- given they research 100's of companies each year -- very selective. They hold equity stakes of between 10-40% and also take an active role in these businesses, as either directors or advisors.

Paul was very candid on those investments that didn't work out (eg viastream), and how the carrying value of these were quickly written down when it was apparent the investment thesis wasn't working out.

I also liked how they seemed to be very mindful of cash burn for their investments, and how adverse they were to relying on ongoing capital injections to sustain operations.

It was also good to see both Paul and his co-founder each buying a further $500k worth of stock each a couple of weeks ago -- and AFTER they disclosed they (very successful) exit from Instaclustr.

At the end of the day, this is a bet on management, and whether they can continue to find, invest and exit from private companies. But they do certainly seem to have great form here (although, at the same time, there could be a good bit of 'key man' risk). It's also a great way to get exposure to early stage, private tech companies, and still have all the liquidity of an ASX company.

It's also hard not to notice the seemingly large discount to NTA. That being said, there's no law of nature that says these valuation gaps should close, and even if they do it can take a long time. Also worth noting that the financials are going to be very lumpy, and will depend on transaction events in the underlying companies for them to record revenue. From a cash perspective, it's going to be especially lumpy.

Here's what their free cash flow looks like since 2016 (using data from S&P) -- it'll be even better when the current half is reported, but the point to note is that it can and will go backwards for a while if they don't manage to get any successful exists from their portfolio companies. When they put some profits back to work, we'll see a big drop in FCF too.

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To the uninformed, there'll be periods where it'll look like the business is doing nothing, even if their portfolio companies are genuinely improving their intrinsic value. In other words, things like revenue and cash flows aren't going to be particularly informative metrics in isolation -- as Paul said, NTA is the figure to watch. And one needs to have some trust that that is based on reasonable valuations.

Remember that their investments are very illiquid. And getting them away at good valuations will depend a lot on what current market conditions are like.

Investors in Bailador need to be cognizant of these factors, and as such I'd suggest you need a long term focus. Much of the market will likely miss a lot of the nuance for a company like this.

Valuing the company is also tricky -- unless we're able to individually value the component companies accurately, which we can't.

So, again, a lot depends on the faith and trust you have in management. With Paul and David holding over 10% stake in the business, it does provide some good alignment.

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Valuation of $1.600
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Added 3 years ago

Based on Net Tangible assets reported in todays announcement by BTI (this is pre-tax) or $1.60(post tax). Interesting update to the market this morning.



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#NTA now $1.61
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Added 3 years ago

Company update is encouraging on all their companies. Management value ( usually conservative) is now $1.61 on 11 Nov.

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## Site minder
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Added 3 years ago

Wow!!! What a first day! From an IPO price of 5.06 to close at 7.01 day 1. For BTI holders Its a nice way to cover (and some+++) that 15m BTI took out in cash. Let’s remember the 5.06 price led to a valuation of BTI holding at $99m! They told $15m in cash held onto $84m and it finished today at 116m!!! The news Friday out of the US from booking, airbnb and the airlines was just the pre float news this stock needed! It should also (if holds) put a floor under the BTI price around ~1.80!

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## Site minder
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@Fereguru the debt structuring of Siteminder will change significantly following the listing as you will see much of it involves derivative financial instruments utilising convertible preference shares that are rewarding early investors. That’s why you will notice ~85% (~520m) of the raised funds are directed towards payments to selling shareholders which from a quick glance should reduce much of the debt to nil.

However, this is not financial advice (VIP) and I would suggest you do a much deeper dive and speak to your accountant to get approved financial advice so you fully understand the numbers.

In general companies typically IPO to pay down debt, reward early investors and to access capital for growth. This does not guarantee that the shares will pop on listing especially, if the market thinks the IPO is fully priced. Most of the time the pre-ipo beneficiaries are the ones who benefit most as they get multiple opportunities to get a capital appreciation especially if the listing actually takes place.

PS. On another note I see major investors involve BTI, Black-rock and Aussie Super.

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#Site Minder
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In the many pages about Site Minder is a number of over $400 debt at present. Is this something we need to worry about?

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## Site minder
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@Feteguru At 5.06 the company is being valued at 1.3B or ~12-13x Revenue. When compared to similar SaaS companies it’s possible there is an opportunity especially, with travel only likely to get closer and closer to normal as we move forward.

Based on the 1.3B valuation BTI has reported that this will see their 7.6% valued at ~99m. They have already said they will sell down and take ~15m in cash (good idea as it rebalances them a little and releases $ for other opportunities). This leaves them with a ~6.5% holding.

So with this in mind it can be seen it’s the current duel in the crown for BTI and puts it around ~40% of NTA of BTI (please DYOR confirm this figure independently as this is a rough estimate).

So the question i suppose one might want to ask is are you happy with your current exposure to Site-Minder through BTI relative to your own personal portfolio?

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## Site minder
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Is the IPO of Site Minder at $5.06 per share good value for prospective investors?

That is, should shareholders of BTI take up the offer to subscribe for shares in Site Minder?

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## Site minder
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The Site-Minder IPO seems to have possibility contributed to the recent surge in the price of BTI. I think the price is starting to get quite ahead of its NTA however, considering their conservative valuations and the likelihood of a positive re-rating in the valuation of the Site-minder holding for BTI this might close back up a little. In say that it might be worth anyone wanting to get in or topping up to wait until the next portfolio re-evaluation to see where the NTA is at before considering an entry.

Note: I own BTI.

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## Rezdy
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BTI announced 19 October that it has increased its investment in Rezdy, a company with booking software for tours and activities. Value of Rezdy is now 9.1 cents / BTI share.

Rezdy is expected to have improved conditions post COVID.

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## Site minder
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Added 4 years ago

Bailador Technology Investments BTI advises  the ASX on 18 October, that there will be an IPO  of Site minder before then end of this financial year.

The IPO revaluation of the Site minder shares of Bailador adds $0.12 to the NTA of BTI

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#ASX Small & Mid-Cap Conference
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Last edited 4 years ago

Question posed to BTI: Is it Bailador's intention to keep its holding in SiteMinder following its upcoming IPO?

Email reply from Bevin Shields, Investment Director & Head of Investor Relations:

Bailador has a high level of confidence in the prospects for SiteMinder.  We intend to retain the majority of our stake in SiteMinder in the event of an IPO, but may realise a small portion of our holding to enable further new investments and maintain portfolio balance.

Bailador also intends to provide an opportunity for a priority allocation in any SiteMinder IPO to BTI shareholders

 

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#Business Model/Strategy
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Added 4 years ago

Subject of a Foolish podcast on 25th August 

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvODIwZjA5Y2YtMmFjZS00MTgwLWE5MmQtYWE0YzAwMDhmNWZiL2MxYzIyYTAzLWY0ZTItNDllNC05ZWZmLWFiYjIwMDNhYzA5OS8yNTExMTcwMi00N2I0LTQyM2YtOWQ1Ny1hYmIyMDAzYWMwYTcvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M/episode/MDgzNTcxMTctOTVmMi00NWM3LWEzNzQtYWQ4ZjAwMGE0MzBj?ep=14

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#FY Results
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Some nice numbers out from BTI today. It seems 2021-22 could be much of the same with two of their major holdings lokking to IPO and BTI reporting they will continue to hold post IPO.  Considering the NTA some considerable upside possible over the next 12m. 

Key numbers...

NTA up 23% ($215m) (pre tax 1.53 v todays closing price 1.37)

Portfolio value up 35%

Net Profit 27.6m (realised investments and increases in key in valuation of companies held)

Cash (Only) at 30th June $43.5m

Special Dividend 1.4%

Opportunity to benefit from IPO of two major holdings in 2021-22.

For further info check out the whole release and company presentation at ASX.

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#Business Model/Strategy
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Added 4 years ago

BTI is a great way to get access to technology start ups that are unlisted (private) and in the early stages of dvelopment and expansion. This is a great way to access tech companies with global market potential in the pre-listing stage. Its a market that retail investors rarely get access to but, the opportunity presents exciting opportunities to share in a part of a companies early stage growth to listing. I own BTI in my personal portfolio and have put in an order on my Strawman account. 

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#Business Model/Strategy
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Added 4 years ago

Bailador invests in digital health platform instascripts

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#H1FY21 Results 12/2/21
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Bailador Technology Investments Limited Half Year 2021 Results

Key HY21 highlights include:

~ Net profit attributable to shareholders totalled $13.1m

~ Gain on financial assets and marketable securities totalled $23.5m

~ Pre-tax NTA per share up 12.3% to $1.39, net of all fees

~ Instaclustr valuation increased 42.2% following another strong 12-month period of growth

~ Stackla revalued to $11.5m (previously $nil for 12-months) based on demonstrated business performance and market attractiveness

~ Straker valuation (marked to market) up 71.4% over HY21 (and a further 17.3% in Jan-21), largely driven by the announcement of a new global translation agreement with IBM

~The Bailador portfolio companies are well capitalised with no liquidity concerns

~ Bailador expects 2021 to be a significant year for profitable realisations

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