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RNEP Ecofin U.s. Renewables Infrastructure Trust Plc

31.50
-0.50 (-1.56%)
03 Dec 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Ecofin U.s. Renewables Infrastructure Trust Plc LSE:RNEP London Ordinary Share GB00BLPK4430 ORD USD0.01
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -0.50 -1.56% 31.50 31.00 32.00 31.50 31.50 31.50 64,500 08:00:03
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Trust,ex Ed,religious,charty -4.29M -6.73M -0.0487 -8.42 44.19M
Ecofin U.s. Renewables Infrastructure Trust Plc is listed in the Trust,ex Ed,religious,charty sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker RNEP. The last closing price for Ecofin U.s. Renewables I... was 32p. Over the last year, Ecofin U.s. Renewables I... shares have traded in a share price range of 25.00p to 49.50p.

Ecofin U.s. Renewables I... currently has 138,078,496 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Ecofin U.s. Renewables I... is £44.19 million. Ecofin U.s. Renewables I... has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -8.42.

Ecofin U.s. Renewables I... Share Discussion Threads

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DateSubjectAuthorDiscuss
28/11/2024
11:01
Yes, the project has reached completion, qualifying the project for the tax credits from the IRA. Those tax credits have been sold to Monarch Private Capital for an unspecified amount.

At the same time, the project reached financial close on a $15m non-recourse project financing of these assets. So that money will flow up to the holding company and pay off part of the RCF and provide some more working capital.

The new RCF might not specifically say that dividends / capital returns are prohibited, but that could have been a handshake deal for the extension. I'm not sure what RNEW needs to distribute to shareholders to maintain its investment trust status, however - so a blanket ban on distributions might not have been written down.

Hopefully with the first asset sale the RCF will be repaid anyhow. So I suspect that all parties are relaxed about it.

craigso
28/11/2024
09:02
I cannot say I fully understand the RNS but my interpretation is that the project has reached completion, they've now received the cash which is probably around 25-30% of the project value for the tax equity (inflation reduction Act)

All this meant they could get a fixed term loan against the asset at a lower rate than the RCF.

Which I'm guessing means the RCF has been reduced from about $30m to say $15m which gets the RCF lender off their back and they now have a bit more cash in the bank for working capital

I assume the RCF lender wants all their money back and it won't be until that is done that dividends or capital returns can start.

cc2014
28/11/2024
08:33
A bit of good news today.

Tax equity for the Echo portfolio has been received - although it doesn't say how much - plus $15m of non-recourse project financing essentially allowing for a substantial repayment of the RCF.

craigso
15/11/2024
10:32
Nearly at break-even, having averaged down a couple of times.

Now all we need is some good news on asset sales...

craigso
12/11/2024
17:33
Indeed. Makes a nice change. There's been a few trusts buying in here recently
hugepants
12/11/2024
16:33
Nice to have some blue in my portfolio!
skyship
12/11/2024
15:50
something is up here. I'm being offered a decent price inside the spread to sell in size.
cc2014
08/11/2024
14:41
AVI has taken their stake above 10%. I suppose with RNEW on a $50m market cap, these funds do need to buy substantial stakes for the investment to be relevant to their own portfolios.

I still don't know where they're getting their shares from though...

craigso
25/10/2024
07:57
Looks like it was MIGO taking their stake above 5% as well.

It is certainly comforting that all of Altimas, AVI and MIGO want to add to their positions at these share prices...

craigso
23/10/2024
10:47
A few large trades went through yesterday afternoon. I wonder who did the buying and who's crystalising their large losses...
craigso
21/10/2024
12:31
RNS confirming the rollover of the RCF - seemingly without any painful modifications. Now on to the "first sale of assets under the Managed Wind Down..."
craigso
14/10/2024
08:00
Another RNS for Altimas increasing its stake. I wonder which large shareholder is selling at the bottom??? A 7-8% stake has found its way to AVI and Altimas without moving the share price much...

Anyhow, just waiting for news this week of the RCF being rolled over. And I'd be willing to bet that Beacon will be "the first sale of assets under the Managed Wind Down".

craigso
11/10/2024
09:06
50% from here looks distinctly possible but the timeline is guesswork. I suppose they have spent the last year trying to sell stuff so there's a good chance they have buyers lined up for some of the assets which they imply in the results;

"...The first sale of assets under the Managed Wind Down is progressing and assuming a transaction is agreed will be announced in due course and will be subject to shareholder approval of the Managed Wind Down..."

hugepants
10/10/2024
11:07
Bought more shares today, based on a morning of going through the financial statements and company history.

RNEW has $30m of holdco debt - the rest is non-recourse project finance and is of no concern. (that used to be my day job) The RCF does need to be rolled over this month, but I wouldn't expect that to be a problem - the bank will of course take advantage of the situation to bump up the margin but there would be no point taking them to bankrupcty court just to do the exact same thing (sell assets and repay RCF first).

The Texas windfarm originally cost $50m in 2021 (debt free) - it could surely be flogged for $30-40m once back to full production. The Beacon solar farms in the Mojave desert cost $25m, and the other half-partner is a Softbank-backed entity with deep pockets who wants to build BESS on the site. Easy to see $20m+ coming out of there.

Just from those two assets, RNEW could end up with $20-30m cash after repaying the RCF vs. a current market cap of $50m.

For the rest of the portfolio, the advisors have spent a year talking to other players about these assets. They surely have a very good idea of who is interested in what assets - maybe somebody wants the whole package of 100%-owned solar, especially with it all operational now. And the new 65-cent NAV must surely have been signed off by the Board and the advisors as achievable.

Anyhow, DYOR but I think this is a straightforward 50-100% return in 2025. Easy to see why AVI bought in...

craigso
09/10/2024
14:29
Many thanks - I've picked up a few
boystown
09/10/2024
13:47
Indeed; and made a small top-up on that AVI news.
skyship
08/10/2024
15:01
Looks interesting; have you bought any Skyship?
boystown
08/10/2024
11:39
Yesterday skyship. Check the RNEW news.
hugepants
08/10/2024
11:02
craigso - when did AVI declare a stake?
skyship
08/10/2024
08:42
Decided to top up my shareholding in order to average down. I wasn't planning to risk more money, but the announcement AVI taking a 5% stake gave me a lot of comfort. MIGO already has a stake, plus the US hedge fund with a big stake...

This trust has had terrible luck. But there's no reason to think they can't get a decent price for the assets when sold individually. Especially the Texas windfarm once the substation is back in service...

craigso
29/9/2024
18:12
May take 12 to 80 months to repay all debt, however with RNEW trading on around 50% discount to NAV. POtential 100% plus upside for the patient. By the time all Debt has been repaid, discount could be down to say 25%. All things being equal would give a 50% return by then. Of course, the discount could widen, although giving how much they've written down assets, just as likely to rise going forward. I am planning to start gradually averaging in, maybe £300 a month for 9 to 15 months. Could easily double my money in 3 years with little downside risk.
2wild
10/9/2024
10:29
They had "leverage" at 38.6% at end of last year. It must be well over 40% now with the nav write down announced yesterday
hugepants
10/9/2024
10:26
You and a few others today based on volumes. I'm sitting on rather large loss on these so think I will wait it out and hopefully recoup some of it eventually.
gregatimb
10/9/2024
10:08
I sold my pretty small holding yesterday at a loss. Managed windup is not attractive when the gearing is 35%-40% as it is here.
hugepants
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