The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

164.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.60p
  • 52 Week High: 171.60
  • 52 Week Low: 136.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 441.51m
  • Volume: 203,346
  • Market Cap: £725.85m
  • Beta: 0.00

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 1.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.9 n/a
Op Mrgn 86.7% n/a
ROCE 2.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 58.5 n/a
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 43.0 n/a
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -8.4% n/a
PBT -9.4% n/a
EPS n/a n/a
DPS 6.8% n/a

GSCT Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
30-Apr-25 17.03 14.38 2.84p 52.3 n/a n/a 3.00p 2.0%

GSCT Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Aug-2025 09:59 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 31-Jul-2025 17:00 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 31-Jul-2025 12:53 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

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.

 

GSCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 164.40p
Change Today -1.60p
% Change -0.96 %
52 Week High 171.60
52 Week Low 136.60
Volume 203,346
Shares Issued 441.51m
Market Cap £725.85m
Beta 0.00

GSCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
51.79% below the market average51.79% below the market average51.79% below the market average51.79% below the market average51.79% below the market average
35.34% below the sector average35.34% below the sector average35.34% below the sector average35.34% below the sector average35.34% below the sector average
Price Trend
18.98% above the market average18.98% above the market average18.98% above the market average18.98% above the market average18.98% above the market average
2.67% below the sector average2.67% below the sector average2.67% below the sector average2.67% below the sector average2.67% below the sector average
Income
70.67% below the market average70.67% below the market average70.67% below the market average70.67% below the market average70.67% below the market average
77.32% below the sector average77.32% below the sector average77.32% below the sector average77.32% below the sector average77.32% below the sector average
Growth
17.73% below the market average17.73% below the market average17.73% below the market average17.73% below the market average17.73% below the market average
13.17% below the sector average13.17% below the sector average13.17% below the sector average13.17% below the sector average13.17% below the sector average

GSCT Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 24-Dec-24
Paid 20-Aug-25 23-Jan-25
Amount 2.30p 0.70p

Trades for 01-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
11:48 1,525 @ 164.40p
11:46 5 @ 164.35p
11:45 30 @ 164.00p
11:45 60 @ 164.20p
11:45 11 @ 164.40p

GSCT Key Personnel

Chair Anja Balfour

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