Conduit Share Discussion Threads

[sleepy] 18/8/2023 19:07

Thanks Alan - good point

[alan@bj] 18/8/2023 17:28

Sleepy - if Conduit had been badly hit by Hawaii, would the directors be buying shares?

[flagon] 18/8/2023 10:55

Post 39 ... edited to make it more clear

[sleepy] 18/8/2023 10:34

Who has been badly hit by Hawaii? What effect has it had on Conduit?

[sleepy] 18/8/2023 10:31

Flagon - I believe your numbers refer to the share price/book value ratios rather than the book values

[flagon] 18/8/2023 08:21

According to Yahoo finance price/book (mrq) values of UK listed peers are ...

Conduit Re : CRE : 1.05
Beazley : BEZ : 1.78
Lancashire : LRE : 1.20
Hiscox : HSX : 1.60


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[boozey] 18/8/2023 07:18

Director buying is relentless here. Bodes well.

[texaspete2] 27/7/2023 18:44

Long term chart has a potential cup and handle forming, looking good

[texaspete2] 26/7/2023 08:19

Results backup the bullish commentary in the annual report which is good. If i read the numbers correctly, then if they simply duplicate the H1 results in H2, then this will give an outcome for the year just ahead of market expectations of 127m USD profit after tax, but with the outlook and progress you'd expect them to do better, bodes well.

[boozey] 26/7/2023 07:17

Very good results

[flagon] 21/7/2023 22:16

From CityWire today ...

Berenberg predicts inflection point for Conduit
Specialist property and casualty reinsurer Conduit (CRE) has had a better start to the year than its peers and its fundamentals have improved, says Berenberg.

Analyst Tryfonas Spyrou retained his ‘buy’ recommendation and increased the target price from 595p to 600p on the Citywire Elite Companies AAA-rated stock, which climbed 2.2%, or 10p, to 470p on Thursday.

‘Conduit has – in relative terms – had a better start to the year than its London-listed peers Beazley (BEZ), Hiscox (HSX) and Lancashire (LRE), with the shares up 7.3% year-to-date versus peers that are down 7.5% on average,’ Spyrou said.

‘On the other hand, the shares continue to trade close to one times net asset value – structurally lower than its wider reinsurance peer group.’

Spyrou said the low multiple is ‘partly a function of the broader subdued appetite for UK shares and Conduit’s lack of a track record’. However, he believes that the ‘fundamentals for the industry and for Conduit have improved significantly over the past 12 months’.

‘As we have previously discussed, 2023 will be an inflection year for the company. We expect Conduit to post its first ever net profit of $55m,’ he said.

[houseofpain1] 31/3/2023 09:23

Another purchase from the CEO yesterday. As the old saying goes, there are many reasons why insiders sell, but only one reason why they buy...!

[pyemckay] 19/2/2023 21:02

The forecast dividend that I am expecting is 36c so another 18c or 15p or so?? i much prefer your forecast though.

[flagon] 12/2/2023 11:21

Tipped today in Mail on Sunday.

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[topvest] 27/1/2023 11:16

Let's hope so.

[houseofpain1] 26/1/2023 14:33

Thesis playing out here. Renewals update confirmed that market backdrop very strong and looks likely to continue to be so for a while yet given trends and lack of capital. Conduit particularly well placed - as a new business it can benefit from increased pricing without having incurred the claims driving it. In spite of c50% rise in the last few months, the shares still look cheap on perhaps 8x this year's earnings, falling to c5.5x next with a 6.5% yield. Still lots more to come I think...

[flagon] 25/1/2023 09:43

This morning ... Berenberg raises Conduit Holdings price target to 590 (570) pence - 'buy'

[jonesy100] 25/1/2023 08:05

Very strong update

[jonesy100] 19/1/2023 08:07

Given the incredibly bullish management comments, I am hoping for a strong update

[flagon] 18/1/2023 22:11

Comment by Berenberg ...

Analysts at Berenberg have commented that the outcome of the January renewals looks to be “strong” for reinsurers, but say that it remains uncertain how long hard market conditions will persist.

Berenberg expected the reinsurance market to remain hard at least through 2023 due to broad-brush inflation, consecutive years of high natural catastrophes and the unwinding of near-zero interest rates ... etc

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It also highlighted SCOR and Conduit Re as reinsurers with potential to perform well this year, suggesting they are “ripe for a turnaround in 2023” with hard market exposure, after lagging in 2022.

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[flagon] 04/1/2023 18:27

We should hear shortly how Conduit performed during the 1/1 renewals ... should be very good.

A couple of articles re 1/1 renewals ...

Renewals mark return to reinsurers driving primary behaviour: Gallagher Re’s Vickers
4th January 2023 - Author: Matt Sheehan

The recent January 1 renewals period marked a return to a historical market dynamic in which reinsurers are the drivers of behaviour in the primary markets, James Vickers of Gallagher Re has asserted.

james-vickers-willis-reSpeaking to Reinsurance News alongside the release of Gallagher Re’s 1st View report, Vickers explained that reinsurers “are finally saying they’ve had enough” after years of unsatisfactory results ... etc

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Reinsurers make “significant strides” at Jan renewals: Berenberg
4th January 2023 - Author: Matt Sheehan

Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have reported that the reinsurance market made “significant strides to improve profitability” at the recent January 1 renewals, particularly in underperforming property natural catastrophe business... etc

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[alan@bj] 29/11/2022 16:54

Nice uptick today.

[houseofpain1] 03/11/2022 15:41

Bullish read-across from Lancashire's Q3 update today. Rates environment continues to be very hard. Looking ahead, this should bode well for Conduit's margins in 2023. Expect Conduit to enjoy pretty strong growth next year and it's well-diversified approach should mean that it is well-placed to absorb volatility across its lines. Finally, higher investment income should further boost the bottom line. Given all this, stock looks crazy cheap trading well below book and expect it to re-rate strong upwards in the next 12 to 18 months.

[medieval blacksmith] 11/8/2022 12:11

The spread on this is ridiculous.