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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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| Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited | LSE:BSIF | London | Ordinary Share | GG00BB0RDB98 | ORD NPV |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade
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| -0.60 | -0.62% | 96.50 | 655,132 | 10:53:53 |
| Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | |
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| 96.50 | 96.80 | 96.60 | 96.50 | 96.60 | |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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| Trust,ex Ed,religious,charty | -7.41M | -9.6M | -0.0158 | -61.14 | 588.64M |
| Last Trade Time | Trade Type | Trade Size | Trade Price | Currency |
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| 10:55:45 | O | 21 | 96.7086 | GBX |
| Date | Time | Source | Headline |
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| 21/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 20/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 19/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 18/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 15/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 14/11/2024 | 15:47 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| 14/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 13/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 12/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Transaction in Own Shares |
| 11/11/2024 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Unaudited NAV as at 30 September 2024 |
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| 05/11/2024 | 18:17 | Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited | 737 |
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| 10:55:45 | 96.71 | 21 | 20.31 | O |
| 10:53:53 | 96.50 | 37,962 | 36,633.33 | AT |
| 10:53:53 | 96.60 | 11,839 | 11,436.47 | AT |
| 10:53:53 | 96.60 | 3,517 | 3,397.42 | AT |
| 10:53:37 | 96.20 | 103,958 | 100,007.60 | O |
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Posted at 21/11/2024 08:20 by Bluefield Solar Income Daily Update Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited is listed in the Trust,ex Ed,religious,charty sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker BSIF. The last closing price for Bluefield Solar Income was 97.10p.Bluefield Solar Income currently has 606,224,217 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Bluefield Solar Income is £585,612,594. Bluefield Solar Income has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -61.14. This morning BSIF shares opened at 96.60p |
Posted at 05/11/2024 18:17 by masurenguy Bluefield Solar has 'clear path' for return to premium, says research house05 Nov 2024 Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a clear path for its share price discount to return to its historic premium, according to equity research group Quoted Data. A new partnership with GLIL Infrastructure provides an avenue for the ongoing development of its impressive pipeline, while the recent sale of a 112MW portfolio of operating solar assets at asset value further highlights the irrational discount. “The improving economic outlook and falling interest rates provide another catalyst, as will the new government's recently announced plans to decarbonise the electricity system as part of the Clean Power 2030 mission." Manager James Armstrong has said that in his 18 years of experience in renewables, he has never seen such a positive regulatory outlook. “Given the ongoing execution of the trust, and the efforts of the advisory team to ensure the long-term health of its portfolio, investors should remain confident that BSIF's fortunes will improve,” said Quoted Data. |
Posted at 21/4/2024 08:16 by masurenguy AJ Bell’s fair value assessment of Bluefield Solar misses the markWe assess the report from 360 Fund Insight that is preventing private investors from buying Bluefield Solar Income on AJ Bell, and find it wanting. AJ Bell’s outsourced assessment by value provider 360 Fund Insight of Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has concluded the strategy is not appropriate for private investors because it has ‘worrisome&rsq Holding shares in a portfolio of actual assets delivering largely inflation-linked, government-backed revenues that offer income investors a dependable yield is a different investment proposition to having shares in a portfolio of more than 100 global energy companies. It’s not comparing like for like. 360’s declaration that BSIF’s 8.80p-per-share dividend is ‘aggressive&rs In Bluefield’s own recently published assessment of value, it says the main purpose of the £601m fund is to provide shareholders with an attractive return ‘principally in the form of regular income distributions’ The Kent-based company, which was founded in 2017 by former members of the investment research team at funds platform Allfunds Bank, says it bore in mind that Bluefield is distributed to retail investors with ‘limited knowledge of the risks of investment trusts’, which is laudable. It makes good points that trusts are not held to the same reporting standards as open-ended peers and that several factors can impact a shareholder’s returns, including ‘leverage, liquidity, opaque costs and charges’. It also points out that BSIF’s ongoing charges total 1.94% versus 0.6% for the ETF. Bluefield portfolio manager James Armstrong told Citywire he was very surprised and disappointed to learn through investor feedback that 360’s assessment suggests BSIF does not offer fair value. "Since AJ Bell’s announcement to investors, the BSIF share price has fallen, trading away from BSIF has increased, and many frustrated investors continue to contact Ocorian, BSIF’s company secretary, expressing their confusion over the suggestion that BSIF does not offer fair value. They have also been frustrated by an inability to trade on the AJ Bell platform as a result." he said The tone of the assessment is set when 360 makes the contentious claim in its opening statement that professional investors are better suited to closed-end funds in general. That appears to be a strange comment on behalf of AJ Bell, a retail broker with thousands of customers invested in trusts. The assessment rightly sets out to ensure retail investors aren’t hoodwinked by hidden costs, ‘misleading&rs AJ Bell said: "The assessments consider a range of factors, including cost and performance, in line with regulatory guidance. As with all our processes, [they] will be reviewed periodically and we’ll continue to listen to feedback from customers, regulators and other stakeholders." |
Posted at 12/4/2024 07:19 by 18bt AJ Bell blunders deepen row over ‘fair value’ restrictions on trustsOutcry over retail brokers restricting investors from buying out-of-favour investment companies intensifies after AJ Bell implements FCA consumer duty regulations. Jamie Colvin By Jamie Colvin AJ Bell has added to the outcry over retail brokers restricting investors from buying out-of-favour investment companies on the grounds that they are poor value. The share-dealing platform has confirmed to Citywire that Chrysalis Investments (CHRY) and Bluefield Solar Income (BSIF) were among listed funds where online trading had been stopped after they failed fair value assessments conducted on behalf of the broker. However, a spokesperson said investors could phone through a transaction and still pay the online charge of £5 rather than the normal phone fee of £25. On online forums customers of AJ Bell complained they had also been prevented from buying Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD) and Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4) for failing the fair value assessment carried out by external consultant 360 Fund Insight. Investors are furious they are being prevented from buying closed-end funds trading on wide discounts that they regard as good value with their low share prices offsetting any potential concerns over performance and costs. Tom Poynton of wealth manager Baron & Grant said: ‘They’re acting as DIY investment supermarkets and supermarkets don’t tell you what you can and can’t buy otherwise everybody would only every buy own-branded and the cheapest goods. When those investors are told they can’t, they become disgruntled and there’s a chance that they’ll vote for their feet.’ There is also concern that the fair value notices are encouraging investors to sell these companies, putting further pressure on their share prices. AJ Bell apologised after contacting investors who did not hold the restricted funds or informing others that the investment companies had completed the fair value assessments when they had been done by 360. The confusion was heightened as all of the above investment companies are based in the Channel Islands and are not required to provide the assessments. ‘Notifications were issued following fair value assessments and unfortunately in some cases administrative errors resulted in customers receiving incorrect messages,’ AJ Bell told Citywire. Under the Financial Conduct Authority’s consumer duty regulation, share-dealing platforms say they are required to alert customers at risk of poor returns and help them make informed decisions. Price, performance, leverage and liquidity are all factors in whether investment companies are regarded as fair value. AJ Bell says it monitors funds through the assessments and if they have not completed one, outsources the requirement to 360. Its move follows similar restrictions by other investment platforms. Hargreaves Lansdown has also restricted investors from buying Digital 9 Infrastructure, Cordiant Digital and Amedeo Air Four Plus until they pass a questionnaire showing they have the understanding of ‘complex investments’. While Cordiant and Amedeo are listed on the London Stock Exchange’s specialist fund segment, Digital 9 is not but is still viewed as ‘complex’ ‘These questionnaires aim to protect clients from poor outcomes, and so provide information on the product type, including some of the associated risks, before testing whether the client has an appropriate level of knowledge and experience,’ Hargreaves told Citywire. AJ Bell also requires investors to complete an online ‘appropriatene ‘It’s sheer stupidity that I can buy a hopeless share at big risk of going bust like Superdry, but can’t buy a pooled investment like DG19 without this farcical test. Pointing out that I was a very experienced investor in investment trusts fell on deaf ears,’ said one bulletin board member who failed Hargreaves’ questionnaire. As previously reported, Fidelity’s platform bars purchases in AVI Global (AGT), MIGO Opportunities (MIGO), RIT Capital Partners (RCP) and Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO) although existing investors are allowed to top up their positions. Interactive Investor also requires investors to certify they understand the risk of more complicated investment companies, including Digital 9, before allowing investment. Poynton added: ‘I do sympathise with the platforms. They are trying to interpret what their role is in this. Some investment trusts are designating themselves as complex and the platforms can take it upon themselves to do so, then insist on investors taking a test. But what’s an appropriate test? What expertise is needed?’ |
Posted at 02/3/2024 13:53 by masurenguy Bluefield Solar targets share discount with £20m buyback roundBluefield Solar Income Fund has allocated £20m to a share buyback programme to narrow the discount between the share price and its asset value. Chair John Scott also bemoaned the lacklustre performance of the group’s shares. “No matter how brightly the sun shines nor however hard the wind blows, our share price is becalmed at levels which are significantly below net asset value,” he stated. As of 31 December, the discount to NAV was 14%, while it widened to as much as 25% throughout the period. Though this has little tangible effect on dividends, Scott said it “constrains our ability to raise the new equity capital needed to fund our further development… It also acts to the detriment of shareholders who wish to exit and who have been facing a discount of more than 25% to the underlying value of their investment”. Bluefield Solar’s share price discount suggests a “serious disconnect” between “how the company is valued by public markets and the prices being paid by institutional investors for portfolios of solar PV and wind assets”, he added. The trust reported a net asset value (NAV) of £831.3m as of December 31, slightly down from £854.2m on June 30, 2023. Underlying earnings saw a 14.5% decrease to £43.9m. The dividend target for the fiscal year has been set at no less than 8.8p per share at two-times cover, up from 8.6p in the previous fiscal year. Operational milestones during the period included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GLIL Infrastructure, it said, marking a strategic partnership poised to fortify Bluefield Solar's investment and operational capabilities. Planning consents were also received for 137MW of solar projects and 90MW of battery projects, with the pipeline expanding to approximately 968MW of solar and 563MW of battery storage. |
Posted at 15/2/2024 09:17 by masurenguy NAV Update and £20m Share Buyback ProgrammeDividend Guidance Reaffirmed with Earnings Cover for the Full Year Bluefield Solar (LON: BSIF), the London listed UK income fund focused primarily on acquiring and managing solar energy assets, has today announced the Unaudited Directors' Valuation as at 31 December 2023, equivalent to a Net Asset Value ("NAV") of £831.3 million, or 136.0 pps (September 2023 136.4 pps, June 2023 139.7 pps). Share Buyback Programme The Board notes the recent weakness in the Company's share price and the significant discount that the current share price represents to the value of the Company's assets. Adjusting for the first interim dividend , the closing price of 99 pence per share (as at 14 February 2024) represents a discount of 26% to the 31 December 2023 NAV. In the context of addressing what the Board views as the excessive discount at which the Company's shares currently trade relative to the underlying NAV, the Board announces its intention to commence a share buyback programme. In the first instance it has allocated £20m for the purchase of its own shares. It is expected that any share repurchases will be accretive to NAV per share. The Company expects to announce its interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2023 on Wednesday, 28 February 2024. The Board intends to commence share buybacks following the release of the interims and while the Company's shares continue to trade at an excessive discount to NAV. Dividend Guidance Reaffirmed Shareholders will be aware that the Board of Bluefield Solar has recently declared a first interim dividend for the current financial year of 2.20 pps and has reiterated its target dividend for the full year of not less than 8.80 pps. This represents a dividend yield of 8.9% based on the closing share price of 99p per share on 14 February 2024. The Company's operations remain robust, trading conditions are attractive, and the Board expects this year's dividend to be approximately two times covered. |
Posted at 05/9/2023 13:18 by masurenguy "Bluefield Solar Income (BSIF) has a 10-year track record of producing an average underlying total return from net assets of more than 10%, the second highest in the sector after Greencoat UK Wind (UKW). BSIF shares offer investors a prospective yield of 7.4% and discount of 17.6%. BSIF was also one of very few renewable energy funds to announce an uplift in its NAV at 30 June. That NAV uplift came despite a 0.75% increase in the discount rate used to work out the net present value of BSIF’s future cash flows. BSIF is now using a weighted average discount rate of 8%, which looks sensible to me relative to yields of about 4.6% on 30-year UK government bonds.For the financial year to 30 June, BSIF aimed to generate 8.4p in total dividends per share, and with three quarterly payouts declared it is a safe bet the target will be met. Moreover, the company expects the dividend will be covered twice by earnings after servicing its debt, with substantial earnings growth to follow over the next two years. This is not the sort of confident statement that companies make lightly. When BSIF announces its results at the end of September, it may turn out that this dividend cover estimate will be conservative. BSIF has been able to achieve this by locking in some of the higher power prices that we saw earlier, which gives its board good visibility on BSIF’s future cash flows. Higher-than-expected inflation is a net positive as this feeds through into the subsidy income BSIF earns. Another feather in BSIF’s cap was locking in low interest rates through an interest rate swap. Apart from the actual level of dividend cover, one other key message in the results will be the board’s new dividend target for the current financial year. In recent years, BSIF has hiked its dividend by about 2.5% a year on average. The high level of dividend cover for the June 2023 financial year might encourage the board towards a bigger increase this time or it might choose to use the surplus cashflow to help fund the company’s sizeable investment pipeline. At the end of March 2023, BSIF had about 390MW of solar and 125MW of energy storage in construction-ready projects. Building projects can enhance NAV as they are revalued upwards once they are completed and energised and therefore substantially de-risked. Beyond that, BSIF also had solar projects in planning and substantially more solar and energy storage projects in development." James Carthew: Citywire: 4 Sept 2023. |
Posted at 04/9/2023 13:21 by 18bt Below from a Citywire article on renewables today:BSIF’s good record The contrast with the next-higher yielding fund, Bluefield Solar Income (BSIF) could not be greater. BSIF has a 10-year track record of producing an average underlying total return from net assets of more than 10%, the second highest in the sector after Greencoat UK Wind (UKW). BSIF shares offer investors a prospective yield of 7.4% and discount of 17.6%. BSIF was also one of very few renewable energy funds to announce an uplift in its NAV at 30 June. That NAV uplift came despite a 0.75% increase in the discount rate used to work out the net present value of BSIF’s future cash flows. BSIF is now using a weighted average discount rate of 8%, which looks sensible to me relative to yields of about 4.6% on 30-year UK government bonds. For the financial year to 30 June, BSIF aimed to generate 8.4p in total dividends per share, and with three quarterly payouts declared it is a safe bet the target will be met. Moreover, the company expects the dividend will be covered twice by earnings after servicing its debt, with substantial earnings growth to follow over the next two years. This is not the sort of confident statement that companies make lightly. When BSIF announces its results at the end of September, it may turn out that this dividend cover estimate will be conservative. BSIF has been able to achieve this by locking in some of the higher power prices that we saw earlier this year and last, which gives its board good visibility on BSIF’s future cash flows. Higher-than-expected inflation is a net positive too, as this feeds through into the subsidy income BSIF earns. Another feather in BSIF’s cap was locking in low interest rates through an interest rate swap. Apart from the actual level of dividend cover, one other key message in the results will be the board’s new dividend target for the current financial year. In recent years, BSIF has hiked its dividend by about 2.5% a year on average. The high level of dividend cover for the June 2023 financial year might encourage the board towards a bigger increase this time or it might choose to use the surplus cashflow to help fund the company’s sizeable investment pipeline. At the end of March 2023, BSIF had about 390MW of solar and 125MW of energy storage in construction-ready projects. Building projects can enhance NAV as they are revalued upwards once they are completed and energised and therefore substantially de-risked. Beyond that, BSIF also had solar projects in planning and substantially more solar and energy storage projects in development. If dividend yield is the main attraction of these three renewable energy funds, it clearly does not make sense that the one with the longest track record, highest dividend cover and good prospects is trading on the highest yield. |
Posted at 15/8/2022 17:16 by 18bt That's a political rant, but what effect will that have on the BSIF share price?? |
Posted at 13/7/2022 11:33 by tournesol I'm happy to see the BSIF share price holding steady. And looking forward to collecting those very solid dividends. |
Posted at 04/10/2021 06:55 by masurenguy Questor also noted that renewables contributed 42% of the UK’s electricity production in Q1 this year, which is likely to increase through further investment in the sector. ESG investment has doubled over the past year, which provides ongoing support to the BSIF share price and its current 10% premium to NAV. The relatively stable high dividend yield could prove attractive if inflation rises and interest rates remain low and therefore recommends BSIF as a Buy ahead of the results that are due tommorrow. |
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