BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,400.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      12.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,406.82
  • 52 Week Low: 1,146.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 47.10m
  • Volume: 32,591
  • Market Cap: £659.40m

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.

1 Day Chart

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart
Barclays logo

Digital Look Charts Sponsored by Barclays Stockbrokers

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.9% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn 91.1% n/a
ROCE 2.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 34.2 n/a
PEG 2.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 29.0 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
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%

BRSC Company Announcements

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 26-Apr-2024 11:46 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(... 25-Apr-2024 17:19 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 25-Apr-2024 12:15 PR Newswire

BRSC ShareCast News

Directors dealings: Blackrock Smaller Companies ... 28-Oct-2016 ShareCast
Dragon Oil's CEO tops up stake 09-Oct-2012 ShareCast

Latest BRSC 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.

 

BRSC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,400.00p
Change Today 12.00p
% Change 0.86 %
52 Week High 1,406.82
52 Week Low 1,146.00
Volume 32,591
Shares Issued 47.10m
Market Cap £659.40m

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.13% below the market average67.13% below the market average67.13% below the market average67.13% below the market average67.13% below the market average
35.79% below the sector average35.79% below the sector average35.79% below the sector average35.79% below the sector average35.79% below the sector average
Price Trend
46.50% above the market average46.50% above the market average46.50% above the market average46.50% above the market average46.50% above the market average
38.32% above the sector average38.32% above the sector average38.32% above the sector average38.32% above the sector average38.32% above the sector average
Income
40.18% below the market average40.18% below the market average40.18% below the market average40.18% below the market average40.18% below the market average
12.5% below the sector average12.5% below the sector average12.5% below the sector average12.5% below the sector average12.5% below the sector average
Growth
75.04% above the market average75.04% above the market average75.04% above the market average75.04% above the market average75.04% above the market average
66.78% above the sector average66.78% above the sector average66.78% above the sector average66.78% above the sector average66.78% 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 26-Apr-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,845 @ 1,400.00p
16:35 319 @ 1,400.00p
16:35 24 @ 1,400.00p
16:35 24 @ 1,400.00p
16:35 24 @ 1,400.00p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

Top of Page