The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

163.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.60p
  • 52 Week High: 171.60
  • 52 Week Low: 142.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 461.66m
  • Volume: 183,648
  • Market Cap: £755.28m
  • Beta: 0.81

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 1.7% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn 87.5% n/a
ROCE 1.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 57.6 n/a
PEG 2.7 n/a
Pr/Revenue 40.6 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
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

Net Asset Value(s) 24-Dec-2024 12:26 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 23-Dec-2024 17:00 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 23-Dec-2024 13:02 RNS

Latest GSCT Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
17-Dec-24 Buy Zoe King 167.35p 0 £0.05

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 163.60p
Change Today 0.60p
% Change 0.37 %
52 Week High 171.60
52 Week Low 142.00
Volume 183,648
Shares Issued 461.66m
Market Cap £755.28m
Beta 0.81

GSCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
75.35% below the market average75.35% below the market average75.35% below the market average75.35% below the market average75.35% below the market average
67.15% below the sector average67.15% below the sector average67.15% below the sector average67.15% below the sector average67.15% below the sector average
Price Trend
54.93% above the market average54.93% above the market average54.93% above the market average54.93% above the market average54.93% above the market average
45.34% above the sector average45.34% above the sector average45.34% above the sector average45.34% above the sector average45.34% above the sector average
Income
64.77% below the market average64.77% below the market average64.77% below the market average64.77% below the market average64.77% below the market average
61% below the sector average61% below the sector average61% below the sector average61% below the sector average61% below the sector average
Growth
66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average
67.26% above the sector average67.26% above the sector average67.26% above the sector average67.26% above the sector average67.26% 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 24-Dec-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
12:35 5,234 @ 163.60p
12:35 1 @ 163.60p
12:35 342 @ 163.60p
12:35 416 @ 163.60p
12:35 399 @ 163.60p

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