Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,690.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,702.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,212.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 79.39m
  • Volume: 134,283
  • Market Cap: £1,341.66m
  • RiskGrade: 142
  • Beta: 0.74

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 2.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.4 n/a
Op Mrgn 92.1% n/a
ROCE 3.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 26.4 n/a
PEG 2.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 22.9 n/a
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.4% n/a
PBT 9.7% n/a
EPS 13.1% n/a
DPS 48.1% n/a

ASL Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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 56.42 50.76 59.79p 23.0 2.9 +8% 41.50p 3.0%
31-Dec-24 54.51 47.63 56.59¢ 26.0 n/a -5% 43.60¢ 2.2%
31-Dec-25 58.56 52.25 64.02p 24.6 1.9 +13% 46.80p 3.0%

ASL Company Announcements

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transact... 03-Feb-2026 16:59 PR Newswire
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Annual F... 03-Feb-2026 15:10 PR Newswire
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 03-Feb-2026 09:39 PR Newswire

ASL ShareCast News

Total Voting Rights 31-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Kepler Trust Intelligence: New Research 31-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Statement re Closed Period 22-Dec-2025 ShareCast

ASL Top Newspaper Links

Aberforth flagship fund misses benchmark 21-Jul-2006 The Herald

Latest ASL 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: 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 1,690.00p
Change Today -8.00p
% Change -0.47 %
52 Week High 1,702.00p
52 Week Low 1,212.00p
Volume 134,283
Shares Issued 79.39m
Market Cap £1,341.66m
Beta 0.74
RiskGrade 142

ASL Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
51.05% above the market average51.05% above the market average51.05% above the market average51.05% above the market average51.05% above the market average
73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average
Price Trend
27.35% above the market average27.35% above the market average27.35% above the market average27.35% above the market average27.35% above the market average
16.39% above the sector average16.39% above the sector average16.39% above the sector average16.39% above the sector average16.39% above the sector average
Income
16.76% below the market average16.76% below the market average16.76% below the market average16.76% below the market average16.76% below the market average
60.20% above the sector average60.20% above the sector average60.20% above the sector average60.20% above the sector average60.20% above the sector average
Growth
37.88% above the market average37.88% above the market average37.88% above the market average37.88% above the market average37.88% above the market average
40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average

ASL Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Special
Ex-Div 05-Feb-26 05-Feb-26
Paid 09-Mar-26 09-Mar-26
Amount 32.50p 12.00p

Trades for 03-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 5,000 @ 1,690.00p
16:35 12,623 @ 1,690.00p
16:35 4,180 @ 1,690.00p
16:35 76 @ 1,690.00p
16:35 212 @ 1,690.00p

ASL Key Personnel

Chair Richard Davidson

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