BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,372.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      22.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,608.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,320.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 46.82m
  • Volume: 148,256
  • Market Cap: £642.37m
  • Beta: 0.98

BRSC Overview

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom-quoted companies. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in United Kingdom smaller companies which are listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange or on the alternative investment market (AIM). It also invests in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary United Kingdom quotation. The Company invests in various sectors, including industrials, financials, technology, basic materials, health care, real estate, utilities, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and telecommunications.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a n/a
Op Mrgn 91.1% n/a
ROCE 3.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 33.7 n/a
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 28.9 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -1.9% n/a
PBT -1.4% n/a
EPS -0.5% n/a
DPS n/a n/a

BRSC Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
29-Feb-20 20.45 17.90 37.13p 40.0 4.0 +10% 32.50p 2.2%
28-Feb-21 9.36 6.69 13.36p 127.1 n/a -64% 33.30p 2.0%
28-Feb-22 20.35 17.34 35.29p 47.7 0.3 +164% 35.00p 2.1%
28-Feb-23 22.70 20.10 40.90p 33.7 2.1 +16% n/a 0.0%
29-Feb-24 22.26 19.81 40.70p 32.6 n/a -0% n/a 0.0%

BRSC Company Announcements

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transact... 24-Dec-2024 13:58 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 24-Dec-2024 11:47 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Total Vo... 24-Dec-2024 07:00 PR Newswire

BRSC ShareCast News

Directors dealings: Blackrock Smaller Companies ... 28-Oct-2016 ShareCast

Latest BRSC Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
04-Dec-24 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,380.32p 5 £69.02

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.

 

BRSC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,372.00p
Change Today 22.00p
% Change 1.63 %
52 Week High 1,608.00
52 Week Low 1,320.00
Volume 148,256
Shares Issued 46.82m
Market Cap £642.37m
Beta 0.98

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
33.89% above the market average33.89% above the market average33.89% above the market average33.89% above the market average33.89% above the market average
56.20% above the sector average56.20% above the sector average56.20% above the sector average56.20% above the sector average56.20% above the sector average
Price Trend
2.13% above the market average2.13% above the market average2.13% above the market average2.13% above the market average2.13% above the market average
34.41% below the sector average34.41% below the sector average34.41% below the sector average34.41% below the sector average34.41% below the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
13.11% above the market average13.11% above the market average13.11% above the market average13.11% above the market average13.11% above the market average
13.57% above the sector average13.57% above the sector average13.57% above the sector average13.57% above the sector average13.57% above the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 31-Oct-24 23-May-24
Paid 04-Dec-24 27-Jun-24
Amount 15.50p 27.00p

Trades for 24-Dec-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
12:36 50,000 @ 1,368.10p
12:35 363 @ 1,372.00p
12:35 170 @ 1,372.00p
12:35 530 @ 1,372.00p
12:35 42,434 @ 1,372.00p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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