Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,558.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -16.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,680.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,212.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 81.37m
  • Volume: 127,145
  • Market Cap: £1,267.77m
  • RiskGrade: 142
  • Beta: 0.01

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Latest Interim/Quarterly

Period Ending Period Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS Dividend
30-Jun-25 Interim 30.03 26.79 32.64p 14.30p

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 15.66 11.91 13.28p 94.0 n/a -69% 33.30p 2.7%
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 56.59p 26.0 n/a -5% 43.60p 3.0%

Forecasts

Forecasts data is not available for this company.

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 93.98 23.05 822.45 0.03

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.

 

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ASL Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,558.00p
Change Today -16.00p
% Change -1.02 %
52 Week High 1,680.00p
52 Week Low 1,212.00p
Volume 127,145
Shares Issued 81.37m
Market Cap £1,267.77m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 142

ASL Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
46.41% above the market average46.41% above the market average46.41% above the market average46.41% above the market average46.41% above the market average
56.62% above the sector average56.62% above the sector average56.62% above the sector average56.62% above the sector average56.62% above the sector average
Price Trend
8.88% above the market average8.88% above the market average8.88% above the market average8.88% above the market average8.88% above the market average
80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average
Income
20% below the market average20% below the market average20% below the market average20% below the market average20% below the market average
62.44% above the sector average62.44% above the sector average62.44% above the sector average62.44% above the sector average62.44% above the sector average
Growth
37.17% above the market average37.17% above the market average37.17% above the market average37.17% above the market average37.17% above the market average
36.65% above the sector average36.65% above the sector average36.65% above the sector average36.65% above the sector average36.65% above the sector average

ASL Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 07-Aug-25 06-Feb-25
Paid 28-Aug-25 10-Mar-25
Amount 14.30p 30.00p

Trades for 01-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 4,649 @ 1,558.00p
16:35 526 @ 1,558.00p
16:35 7 @ 1,558.00p
16:35 429 @ 1,558.00p
16:35 50 @ 1,558.00p

ASL Key Personnel

Chair Richard Davidson

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