Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,210.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -12.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,422.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,068.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 84.91m
  • Volume: 125,871
  • Market Cap: £1,027.41m
  • RiskGrade: 142

ASL Overview

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust’s objective is to achieve a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than on the Hoare Govett Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies) over the long term by investing in a diversified portfolio of small UK quoted companies.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.4 n/a
Op Mrgn 91.9% n/a
ROCE 3.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 21.7 n/a
PEG 0.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 19.3 n/a
Pr/Book 0.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 13969.7% n/a
PBT 14563.6% n/a
EPS 14895.0% n/a
DPS 10876.3% n/a

ASL Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-18 46.26 41.45 45.30p 25.1 2.8 +9% 30.25p 2.7%
31-Dec-19 42.48 38.10 42.26p 36.4 n/a -7% 32.00p 2.1%
31-Dec-20 15.66 11.91 13.28p 94.0 n/a -69% 33.30p 2.7%
31-Dec-21 37.46 32.54 0.37p 3,945.5 n/a -97% 0.35p 0.0%
31-Dec-22 53.19 48.17 55.64p 23.8 0.0 +14,895% 39.00p 3.0%

ASL Company Announcements

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 24-Mar-2023 09:09 PR Newswire
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 23-Mar-2023 09:39 PR Newswire
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 22-Mar-2023 09:27 PR Newswire

ASL ShareCast News

Aberforth underpreforms against benchmark in H1;... 27-Jul-2016 ShareCast
AZ Electronic Materials CEO sells 46,000 shares 04-May-2012 ShareCast
Hunting CEO ditches 100,000 shares 01-May-2012 ShareCast

ASL Top Newspaper Links

Aberforth flagship fund misses benchmark 21-Jul-2006 The Herald

Latest ASL 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: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

ASL Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,210.00p
Change Today -12.00p
% Change -0.98 %
52 Week High 1,422.00
52 Week Low 1,068.00
Volume 125,871
Shares Issued 84.91m
Market Cap £1,027.41m
RiskGrade 142

ASL Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average22.22% below the market average
21.29% above the sector average21.29% above the sector average21.29% above the sector average21.29% above the sector average21.29% above the sector average
Price Trend
10.69% above the market average10.69% above the market average10.69% above the market average10.69% above the market average10.69% above the market average
6.55% above the sector average6.55% above the sector average6.55% above the sector average6.55% above the sector average6.55% above the sector average
Income
7.66% below the market average7.66% below the market average7.66% below the market average7.66% below the market average7.66% below the market average
59.66% above the sector average59.66% above the sector average59.66% above the sector average59.66% above the sector average59.66% above the sector average
Growth
98.67% above the market average98.67% above the market average98.67% above the market average98.67% above the market average98.67% above the market average
96.21% above the sector average96.21% above the sector average96.21% above the sector average96.21% above the sector average96.21% above the sector average

ASL Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Special
Ex-Div 09-Feb-23 09-Feb-23
Paid 08-Mar-23 03-Aug-23
Amount 26.95p 8.30p

Trades for 24-Mar-2023

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 23,477 @ 1,210.00p
16:35 572 @ 1,210.00p
16:35 210 @ 1,210.00p
16:35 649 @ 1,210.00p
16:35 114 @ 1,210.00p

ASL Key Personnel

Chair Richard Davidson

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