The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

151.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.60p
  • 52 Week High: 171.60
  • 52 Week Low: 136.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 447.29m
  • Volume: 348,125
  • Market Cap: £677.20m

GSCT Overview

The trust offers investor access to a broadly spread global smaller companies portfolio. The portfolio consists of individual smaller company investments within the US, UK and European markets, and fund holdings targeting smaller companies in Japan, Asia, Latin America and other smaller territories. The dividend of the Company has risen for 48 years in a row, benefiting from a growing income stream from the investment portfolio.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.9% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn 87.5% n/a
ROCE 1.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 52.7 n/a
PEG 2.5 n/a
Pr/Revenue 36.0 n/a
Pr/Book 0.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.7% n/a
PBT 15.2% n/a
EPS 21.4% n/a
DPS 22.2% n/a

GSCT Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-20 13.80 11.31 1.73p 64.2 0.1 +877% 1.70p 1.5%
30-Apr-21 10.22 8.08 1.26p 133.8 n/a -27% 1.75p 1.0%
30-Apr-22 13.42 10.99 1.82p 85.8 2.0 +44% 1.84p 1.2%
30-Apr-23 16.21 13.79 2.34p 61.8 2.1 +29% 2.30p 1.6%
30-Apr-24 18.60 15.88 2.84p 56.4 2.7 +21% 2.81p 1.8%

GSCT Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 02-May-2025 17:13 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 02-May-2025 12:58 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 01-May-2025 17:25 RNS

GSCT ShareCast News

DS Smith, Just Eat and Halma join FTSE 100 as re... 30-Nov-2017 ShareCast

GSCT Top Newspaper Links

F&C trust suffers 3.5% NAV dip 13-Dec-2006 The Scotsman

Latest GSCT Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
14-Apr-25 Buy Graham Oldroyd 143.00p 13,916 £19,899.88
09-Apr-25 Buy Anja Balfour 137.01p 14,520 £19,894.17

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.

 

GSCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 151.40p
Change Today 1.60p
% Change 1.07 %
52 Week High 171.60
52 Week Low 136.60
Volume 348,125
Shares Issued 447.29m
Market Cap £677.20m

GSCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.54% below the market average67.54% below the market average67.54% below the market average67.54% below the market average67.54% below the market average
39.5% below the sector average39.5% below the sector average39.5% below the sector average39.5% below the sector average39.5% below the sector average
Price Trend
1.75% above the market average1.75% above the market average1.75% above the market average1.75% above the market average1.75% above the market average
29.18% below the sector average29.18% below the sector average29.18% below the sector average29.18% below the sector average29.18% below the sector average
Income
63.54% below the market average63.54% below the market average63.54% below the market average63.54% below the market average63.54% below the market average
45.54% below the sector average45.54% below the sector average45.54% below the sector average45.54% below the sector average45.54% below the sector average
Growth
77.33% above the market average77.33% above the market average77.33% above the market average77.33% above the market average77.33% above the market average
73.38% above the sector average73.38% above the sector average73.38% above the sector average73.38% above the sector average73.38% above the sector average

GSCT Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 24-Dec-24 11-Jul-24
Paid 23-Jan-25 20-Aug-24
Amount 0.70p 2.13p

Trades for 02-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 2,734 @ 151.40p
16:35 34,112 @ 151.40p
16:35 222 @ 151.40p
16:35 732 @ 151.40p
16:35 979 @ 151.40p

GSCT Key Personnel

Chair Anja Balfour

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