BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,306.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,608.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,096.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 42.35m
  • Volume: 3,981
  • Market Cap: £553.06m
  • Beta: 0.01

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 3.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn 90.8% n/a
ROCE 3.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 30.9 n/a
PEG 6.9 n/a
Pr/Revenue 24.5 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.9% n/a
PBT 0.8% n/a
EPS 4.5% n/a
DPS 4.8% n/a

BRSC Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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 40.90p 33.7 2.1 +16% n/a 0.0%
29-Feb-24 22.26 19.81 40.70p 32.6 n/a -0% 42.00p 3.2%
28-Feb-25 22.68 19.97 42.53p 29.9 7.5 +4% 44.00p 3.5%

BRSC Company Announcements

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transact... 03-Jul-2025 17:07 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 03-Jul-2025 11:50 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Director... 03-Jul-2025 09:35 PR Newswire

BRSC ShareCast News

Directors dealings: Blackrock Smaller Companies ... 28-Oct-2016 ShareCast

Latest BRSC Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-Jul-25 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,316.00p 11 £144.76

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 1,306.00p
Change Today -8.00p
% Change -0.61 %
52 Week High 1,608.00
52 Week Low 1,096.00
Volume 3,981
Shares Issued 42.35m
Market Cap £553.06m
Beta 0.01

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.81% below the market average67.81% below the market average67.81% below the market average67.81% below the market average67.81% below the market average
47.25% below the sector average47.25% below the sector average47.25% below the sector average47.25% below the sector average47.25% below the sector average
Price Trend
23.33% below the market average23.33% below the market average23.33% below the market average23.33% below the market average23.33% below the market average
52.67% below the sector average52.67% below the sector average52.67% below the sector average52.67% below the sector average52.67% below the sector average
Income
32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average
18.37% below the sector average18.37% below the sector average18.37% below the sector average18.37% below the sector average18.37% below the sector average
Growth
34.85% below the market average34.85% below the market average34.85% below the market average34.85% below the market average34.85% below the market average
29.71% below the sector average29.71% below the sector average29.71% below the sector average29.71% below the sector average29.71% below the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 15-May-25 31-Oct-24
Paid 26-Jun-25 04-Dec-24
Amount 28.50p 15.50p

Trades for 04-Jul-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
10:50 416 @ 1,302.80p
10:44 160 @ 1,302.80p
10:42 620 @ 1,302.79p
10:39 2 @ 1,305.28p
09:46 53 @ 1,302.78p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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