BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,332.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,382.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,146.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 47.25m
  • Volume: 80,655
  • Market Cap: £629.37m

BRSC Overview

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom-quoted companies. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in United Kingdom smaller companies which are listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange or on the alternative investment market (AIM). It also invests in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary United Kingdom quotation. The Company invests in various sectors, including industrials, financials, technology, basic materials, health care, real estate, utilities, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and telecommunications.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.0% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn 91.1% n/a
ROCE 2.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 32.7 n/a
PEG 2.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 27.8 n/a
Pr/Book 0.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 11.6% n/a
PBT 15.9% n/a
EPS 16.0% n/a
DPS 14.3% n/a

BRSC Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
28-Feb-19 18.57 16.19 33.67p 39.5 2.6 +15% 31.20p 2.3%
29-Feb-20 20.45 17.90 37.13p 40.0 4.0 +10% 32.50p 2.2%
28-Feb-21 9.36 6.69 13.36p 127.1 n/a -64% 33.30p 2.0%
28-Feb-22 20.35 17.34 35.29p 47.7 0.3 +164% 35.00p 2.1%
28-Feb-23 22.70 20.10 40.92p 33.7 2.1 +16% 40.00p 2.9%

Latest BRSC 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: 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.

 

BRSC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,332.00p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -0.45 %
52 Week High 1,382.00
52 Week Low 1,146.00
Volume 80,655
Shares Issued 47.25m
Market Cap £629.37m

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
65.92% below the market average65.92% below the market average65.92% below the market average65.92% below the market average65.92% below the market average
22.97% below the sector average22.97% below the sector average22.97% below the sector average22.97% below the sector average22.97% below the sector average
Price Trend
22.86% above the market average22.86% above the market average22.86% above the market average22.86% above the market average22.86% above the market average
10.51% above the sector average10.51% above the sector average10.51% above the sector average10.51% above the sector average10.51% above the sector average
Income
37.12% below the market average37.12% below the market average37.12% below the market average37.12% below the market average37.12% below the market average
12.89% below the sector average12.89% below the sector average12.89% below the sector average12.89% below the sector average12.89% below the sector average
Growth
73.05% above the market average73.05% above the market average73.05% above the market average73.05% above the market average73.05% above the market average
66.34% above the sector average66.34% above the sector average66.34% above the sector average66.34% above the sector average66.34% above the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Nov-23 18-May-23
Paid 04-Dec-23 27-Jun-23
Amount 15.00p 25.50p

Trades for 28-Mar-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:25 777 @ 1,335.28p
16:24 664 @ 1,335.28p
16:23 670 @ 1,333.02p
16:21 1,500 @ 1,335.28p
16:16 459 @ 1,333.03p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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