Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC (WWH.L), an investment firm in the healthcare sector, reported Friday a swing to profit for fiscal 2026, attributable to significant gains from investments, compared to huge losses in the previous year.
In the full year, net profit before tax was 114.28 million pounds, compared with a loss of 209.17 million pounds last year. The recovery to profit was due to the significant investment gains of 120.11 million pounds, compared to the losses of 200.61 million pounds a year ago.
Net profit after tax was 113.36 million pounds, compared to a loss of 209.77 million pounds in the previous year. On a per share basis, the company swing to a profit of 26.7 pence, from a loss of 40.4 pence in 2025.
Revenue return per share went down to 2.2 pence from 2.4 pence in the prior year.
Income from investments declined to 12.53 million pounds from 15.24 million pounds last year.
Closing Net asset value or NAV per share increased to 371.0 pence from 339.5 pence in 2025. NAV total return was 10 percent this year, compared with a loss of 10.3 percent a year ago.
In addition, the company declared a final dividend of 1.7 pence per share for the year, same as last year, payable on July 23, to shareholders on the register of members on June 12. The total dividend for the year would be 2.4 pence per share, same as the previous year.
Looking ahead, the company said it enters the new financial year with confidence, expecting oncology, obesity, rare disease, immunology, and neuroscience, among others, to remain right places for investment.
"While geopolitical uncertainty, currency volatility, and periodic macroeconomic shocks are likely to persist, the fundamental drivers of healthcare demand remain intact and largely non-cyclical," the firm added.
On the London Stock Exchange, the shares were trading 0.38 percent higher at 347.33 pence.
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