British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV)

Sector:

Investment Firms

 78.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 80.00
  • 52 Week Low: 75.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 355.98m
  • Volume: 53
  • Market Cap: £277.66m
  • RiskGrade: 98

BSV Overview

The objective of British Smaller Companies VCT Plc (BSC) is to maximise Total Return and provide investors with an attractive long-term tax-free dividend yield while maintaining the Company’s status as a venture capital trust. The investment strategy of the Company is to invest in UK businesses across a broad range of sectors to create a portfolio that blends a mix of businesses operating in established and emerging industries that offer opportunities in the application and development of innovation in their products and services.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.3 n/a
Op Mrgn 61.4% n/a
ROCE 1.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 77.2 n/a
PEG 1.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 68.6 n/a
Pr/Book 1.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 102.9% n/a
PBT 129.2% n/a
EPS 74.1% n/a
DPS -52.9% n/a

BSV Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 1.52 0.30 0.22p 320.5 n/a -77% 4.00p 5.7%
31-Mar-21 4.07 3.22 2.32p 30.2 0.0 +954% 4.00p 5.7%
31-Mar-22 1.07 (0.03) (0.02)p n/a n/a n/a 9.00p 11.0%
31-Mar-23 1.99 1.08 0.58p 134.5 n/a n/a 8.50p 10.9%
31-Mar-24 4.05 2.48 1.01p 79.2 1.1 +74% 4.00p 5.0%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

BSV Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 01-Apr-2025 08:02 RNS
Issue of Equity 01-Apr-2025 08:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 26-Mar-2025 17:13 RNS

BSV ShareCast News

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Latest BSV 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.

 

BSV Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 78.00p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 80.00
52 Week Low 75.00
Volume 53
Shares Issued 355.98m
Market Cap £277.66m
RiskGrade 98

BSV Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
82.74% below the market average82.74% below the market average82.74% below the market average82.74% below the market average82.74% below the market average
94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average
Price Trend
25.34% above the market average25.34% above the market average25.34% above the market average25.34% above the market average25.34% above the market average
5.57% above the sector average5.57% above the sector average5.57% above the sector average5.57% above the sector average5.57% above the sector average
Income
21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average
41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average41.18% below the sector average
Growth
95.61% above the market average95.61% above the market average95.61% above the market average95.61% above the market average95.61% above the market average
93.53% above the sector average93.53% above the sector average93.53% above the sector average93.53% above the sector average93.53% above the sector average

BSV Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Special 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 24-Dec-24 21-Nov-24
Paid 27-Jan-25 20-Dec-24
Amount 1.25p 2.00p

Trades for 09-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 51 @ 78.00p
16:35 27 @ 78.00p
16:35 24 @ 78.00p
09:32 2 @ 78.00p

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