Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,360.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,384.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,126.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 84.17m
  • Volume: 133,645
  • Market Cap: £1,144.71m
  • RiskGrade: 142

ASL Overview

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (the Trust) is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than that of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies) (NSCI (XIC) or benchmark) over the long term. The Trust aims to achieve its objective by investing in securities of companies that are or that would be constituents of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies). It also aims to achieve its objective by investing in small United Kingdom quoted companies.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.4 n/a
Op Mrgn 92.8% n/a
ROCE 4.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 22.7 n/a
PEG 3.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 20.3 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.1% n/a
PBT 5.4% n/a
EPS 7.5% n/a
DPS 6.4% n/a

ASL Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
31-Dec-23 56.43 50.76 59.79p 23.0 2.9 +8% 41.50p 3.0%

ASL Company Announcements

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 17-Apr-2024 10:09 PR Newswire
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 16-Apr-2024 10:14 PR Newswire
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 15-Apr-2024 10:14 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

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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 1,360.00p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.15 %
52 Week High 1,384.00
52 Week Low 1,126.00
Volume 133,645
Shares Issued 84.17m
Market Cap £1,144.71m
RiskGrade 142

ASL Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
62.72% below the market average62.72% below the market average62.72% below the market average62.72% below the market average62.72% below the market average
28.86% below the sector average28.86% below the sector average28.86% below the sector average28.86% below the sector average28.86% below the sector average
Price Trend
57.94% above the market average57.94% above the market average57.94% above the market average57.94% above the market average57.94% above the market average
62.87% above the sector average62.87% above the sector average62.87% above the sector average62.87% above the sector average62.87% above the sector average
Income
10.41% below the market average10.41% below the market average10.41% below the market average10.41% below the market average10.41% below the market average
62.11% above the sector average62.11% above the sector average62.11% above the sector average62.11% above the sector average62.11% above the sector average
Growth
94.04% above the market average94.04% above the market average94.04% above the market average94.04% above the market average94.04% above the market average
92.81% above the sector average92.81% above the sector average92.81% above the sector average92.81% above the sector average92.81% above the sector average

ASL Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Special
Ex-Div 08-Feb-24 08-Feb-24
Paid 08-Mar-24 08-Mar-24
Amount 28.55p 9.00p

Trades for 17-Apr-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 4,378 @ 1,360.00p
16:35 1 @ 1,360.00p
16:35 57 @ 1,360.00p
16:35 225 @ 1,360.00p
16:35 13 @ 1,360.00p

ASL Key Personnel

Chair Richard Davidson

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