Mr. Jonathan Morgan reports
CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS: INVESTMENT UPDATE - UNAUDITED
On an unaudited basis, Canadian General Investments Ltd.'s net asset value per share (NAV) at Feb. 29, 2024, was $59.95, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 8.2 per cent and 17.4 per cent, respectively. These compare with the 2.4-per-cent and 9.2-per-cent returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.
The company employs a leveraging strategy, by way of bank borrowing, with the intent to enhance returns to common shareholders. As at Feb. 29, 2024, the leverage represented 14 per cent of Canadian General Investments' net assets, down from 15.1 per cent at the end of 2023 and up from 13.8 per cent at Feb. 28, 2023.
The closing price for Canadian General Investments' common shares at Feb. 29, 2024, was $36.91, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.0 per cent and 15.3 per cent, respectively.
The sector weightings of Canadian General Investments' investment portfolio at market as of Feb. 29, 2024, were as shown in an attached table.
The top 10 investments that comprised 38.9 per cent of the investment portfolio at market as of Feb. 29, 2024, were as shown in an attached table.
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