The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

174.80p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.80p
  • 52 Week High: 188.60
  • 52 Week Low: 150.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 393.82m
  • Volume: 16,062,069
  • Market Cap: £688.39m
  • Beta: 0.92

ESCT Overview

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment objective is to seek capital growth by investing in smaller and medium-sized companies which are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe. The Company invests approximately 7% of its total assets. The Company invests approximately 15% of its gross assets in investment companies, including listed investment trusts. The Company invests in equities and other investments for the long term to secure its investment objective. The Company invests in sectors, including industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financial services, technology, utilities, health care, energy, telecommunications, real estate and basic materials.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.1 n/a
Op Mrgn 93.4% n/a
ROCE 3.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 32.2 n/a
PEG 8.8 n/a
Pr/Revenue 26.9 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.6% n/a
PBT -1.3% n/a
EPS 3.6% n/a
DPS 2.1% n/a

ESCT Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-20 9.12 7.68 1.74p 60.8 n/a -42% 2.75p 2.6%
30-Jun-21 13.48 11.77 20.72p 9.0 0.0 +1,094% 25.00p 13.5%
30-Jun-22 25.23 23.36 5.16p 27.1 n/a -75% 4.35p 3.1%
30-Jun-23 25.05 22.93 5.22p 29.5 29.5 +1% 4.70p 3.1%
30-Jun-24 25.45 22.64 5.41p 33.0 8.2 +4% 4.80p 2.7%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

ESCT Company Announcements

Net Asset Value(s) 14-Nov-2024 12:39 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 13-Nov-2024 16:45 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 13-Nov-2024 16:22 RNS

ESCT ShareCast News

No recent information was found.

Latest ESCT Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

ESCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 174.80p
Change Today 0.80p
% Change 0.46 %
52 Week High 188.60
52 Week Low 150.00
Volume 16,062,069
Shares Issued 393.82m
Market Cap £688.39m
Beta 0.92

ESCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
70.99% below the market average70.99% below the market average70.99% below the market average70.99% below the market average70.99% below the market average
47.14% below the sector average47.14% below the sector average47.14% below the sector average47.14% below the sector average47.14% below the sector average
Price Trend
44.56% above the market average44.56% above the market average44.56% above the market average44.56% above the market average44.56% above the market average
42.14% above the sector average42.14% above the sector average42.14% above the sector average42.14% above the sector average42.14% above the sector average
Income
31% below the market average31% below the market average31% below the market average31% below the market average31% below the market average
44.39% above the sector average44.39% above the sector average44.39% above the sector average44.39% above the sector average44.39% above the sector average
Growth
43.55% below the market average43.55% below the market average43.55% below the market average43.55% below the market average43.55% below the market average
45.39% below the sector average45.39% below the sector average45.39% below the sector average45.39% below the sector average45.39% below the sector average

ESCT Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 31-Oct-24 04-Apr-24
Paid 29-Nov-24 03-May-24
Amount 3.35p 1.45p

Trades for 14-Nov-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 250,000 @ 174.98p
16:35 82,584 @ 174.80p
16:35 1,268 @ 174.80p
16:35 23 @ 174.80p
16:35 28 @ 174.80p

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