investing in cleantech – the public markets aspect
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A presentation by Gerard Reid at TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE 2008.TRANSCRIPT
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Investing in Cleantech – The Public Markets Aspect
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Themes
1. Cleantech Investment
– the Chance of our Lifetime?
2. The Challenges of being a Cleantech
Investor in the Public Markets
3. Unique Opportunity?
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Cleantech Investing – the Chance of our Lifetime?
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Cleantech VC investment reached a record $2.6 billion in Q308
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Cleantech Investing – the Chance of our Lifetime?
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Ardour Glbl Index WILDERHILL CLEAN ENER IX NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX
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The Big Picture…
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Population x= AffluenceEnvironmental Impact
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The Big Picture…
Currently, 800m people, 12% of the world’s population consume 75% of the world’s energy resources.
World Fuel Consumption
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1980s: Every Irish person wanted to be German………..
1988: Irish GDP $10,347 German GDP $15,979
2008: 4m Irish people became more German than the Germans……..
2008: Irish GDP $44,415 German GDP $35,392
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Ireland now consumes 24b kwh of electricity per year, double that of
1988……..
……..whilst Nigeria with apopulation of 140m uses 17b
kwh…..
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These days, every Chinese person wants to be German………..
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What happens when 1.3b Chinese try to become German?
Private Car possession in China would rise from 15m to 710m………..
Chinese GHG Emissions would rise from 6bt to 16bt p.a………..
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If all Chinese would become ‘Germans’….
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The Solution….
Draconian solutions to control Population and Affluence?
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Alternative Energy
Energy Efficiency
Environmental
Energy Storage
What is Clean Technology?
Fuel Cells
Advanced Batteries
Flywheels
Hydrogen Generation and Storage
Underground Caverns
Solar: PV, Thermal, Equipment suppliers, Raw Materials Supplies
BioEnergy: Biofuels, Biogas, Agriculture
Wind: Wind Park Development, Equipment Suppliers, Raw Materials Supplies
Water: Hydro, Wave and Tide
Geothermal
Nuclear
Buildings
Transportation
Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
Distributed Power
CO₂ Emissions & Trading
Clean Water
Desalination
Waste Management
Recycling
Resource Efficiency
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Conclusion: Cleantech growth paradigm more intact than ever before
We may even have reached a tipping point!
However, we have a problem with thepublic markets….
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Themes
1. Cleantech Investment
– the Chance of our Lifetime?
2. The Challenges of being a Cleantech
Investor on the Public Markets
3. Unique Opportunity?
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YINGLI GREEN ENERGY HOLD-ADR
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The Cleantech Market is not efficient…
Dramatic Fallsin Share Prices
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The Cleantech Market is not efficient…
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Massive Differences inAnalyst’s Expectations
The Cleantech Market is not efficient…
Solon Analyst's 2009 EPS Estimates
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Themes
1. Cleantech Investment
– the Chance of our Lifetime?
2. The Challenges of being a Cleantech
Investor on the Public Markets
3. Unique Opportunity?
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Public marketvaluations areridiculously low – Somecompanies are trading at almost bankruptcylevels
Unique Opportunity?
JA Solar Holdings
Year Revenues EBIT Net Income EPS 2008E 1036.21 172.00 158.68 0.94 2009E 1791.71 279.67 264.00 1.34
Share Price $ 3.34
Enterprise Value $m 309.94
Cash $m 520.20
Market Cap. $m 560.75
Year EV/Sales EV/EBIT P/E 2008E 0.30 1.80 3.6 2009E 0.17 1.11 2.5
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What will change the current situation going forward?
• Intensified M&A activity (already started)
• Further growth (despite downturn)
• Rising maturity and wider acceptance of technologies (already far progressed in some fields)
•New Technologies
When looking back in some years time, we will probably conclude that today’s Cleantech market was the Opportunity of our Lifetime!
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Contact Details
Gerard ReidOikovest GmbHOranienburger Strasse 23Berlin 10178 Germany
Tel. +49 (030) 27574854Fax +49 (030) 27574856
Email [email protected]
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