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Performance highlights

Caledonia Investments at a glance – see how our performance stacks up over time, from NAV to share price and dividends.

NAV performance

Caledonia’s strategy is to deliver long-term performance in excess of the FTSE All-Share. The success of our investment activity is reflected in our net asset value (NAV) per share. The chart below shows return performance over the last ten years and the table below shows annual performance for each of the last five years.

NAV total return over ten years
Caledonia NAVTR index
FTSE All-Share TR index
Annual performance to 31 March
NAV total return (NAVTR)
Total shareholder return (TSR)
Annual dividend growth
Annual performance to 31 March
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
NAV total return (NAVTR)
 27.9%
 25.9%
 -8.1%
10.9%
1.4%
18%
Total shareholder return (TSR)
 36.5%
11.1%
-16.7%
14.8%
1.6%
21.1%
Annual dividend growth
 3.0%
 2.9%
 3.0%
 4.0%
 4.0%
 4.2%
Returns all assume the notional reinvestment of dividends on the ex-dividend date.

The success of our investment activity is reflected in our net asset value (NAV) per share. The chart below shows NAV performance over various periods. The investment performance has been strong over the long term, but shorter periods demonstrate that the value of investments can go down as well as up.

Periodic NAV total return
Caledonia NAVTR
Caledonia TSR
FTSE All-Share TR
Cumulative performance to 31 Mar 2022
Total return (NAVTR)
Total Shareholder return (TSR)
FTSE (All Share)
Dividend growth
Cumulative performance to 31 Mar 2021
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
20 years
Total return (NAVTR)
 27.9%
 47.8%
66.2%
215.1%
630.5%
Total Shareholder return (TSR)
36.5%
26.3%
47.3%
207.7%
573.7%
FTSE (All Share)
13.0%
16.8%
25.8%
99.5%
230.2%
Dividend growth
  3.0%
 8.5%
15.4%
33.8%
61.4%
with increases in line or slightly ahead of inflation extending to 55 years.

Dividends

Caledonia has had a progressive dividend policy for many years; the chart below illustrates the growth in annual dividends over the last 20 years, with increases in line or slightly ahead of inflation extending to 55 years. We are recognised by the AIC as a Dividend Hero.

Annual dividend
Dividend (p/share)
RPI (rebased)
Annual dividend for 2022 of 64.8p/share
-compared over time
Dividend growth to 2022
Growth over the period to Mar 2022
RPI growth to 2022
Annual dividend for 2021 of 62.9p/share
-compared over time
2017
5 years
2012
10 years
2007
15 years
2002
20 years
Dividend growth to 2022
54.8p
42.9p
31.1p
25.0p
Growth over the period to Mar 2022
18%
51%
108%
159%
RPI growth to 2022
20%
34%
58%
85%

Share price performance

Caledonia has generated growth in NAV total return over the longer term – as shown above. This is reflected in a combination of growing annual dividends, occasional special dividend payments and share price performance. Over the longer term, share price growth is significant.

Share price
Share price (p)
Share price at 31 Mar 2022 of 3540p
-compared over time
Share price at 32 Mar (p/share)
Share price growth to 31 Mar 2022
Annualised growth to 31 Mar 2022
Share price at 31 Mar 2022 of 3540p
-compared over time
2017
5 years
2012
10 years
2007
15 years
2002
20 years
Share price at 31 Mar (p/share)
2750p
1486p
2066p
847.5p
Share price growth to 31 Mar 2022
29%
138%
71%
318%
Annualised growth to 31 Mar 2022
5.2%
9.1%
3.7%
7.4%

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