Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

695.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 766.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 664.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 84.47m
  • Volume: 282,999
  • Market Cap: £587.05m
  • RiskGrade: 112
  • Beta: 0.82

Dividend Data

  31-Aug-2431-Aug-2331-Aug-2231-Aug-2131-Aug-20
Total Dividend10.00p10.00p9.00p6.00p4.50p
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Turnover 15.80 18.71 20.08 17.22 15.34
Operating Profit/(Loss) 10.79 13.57 14.53 11.11 10.37
Net Interest (1.79) (1.79) (1.87) (2.05) (2.79)
Profit Before Tax 9.00 56.34 12.66 9.06 7.58
Profit After Tax 7.42 9.83 10.66 7.34 6.05
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 7.42 9.83 10.66 7.34 6.05
Earnings per Share - Basic 8.23p 10.52p 11.31p 7.89p 6.56p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 8.23p 10.52p 11.31p 7.89p 6.56p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 8.23p 10.52p 11.31p 7.89p 6.56p
Dividend per Share 10.00p 10.00p 9.00p 6.00p 4.50p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Fixed Assets          
Intangible Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Tangible Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Fixed Investments 886.34 858.49 930.35 1,053.67 805.35
  886.34 858.49 930.35 1,053.67 805.35
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 2.87 1.81 2.18 2.11 1.32
Cash at Bank & in Hand 5.30 6.03 11.02 44.29 118.74
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 894.51 866.33 943.56 1,100.07 925.41
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 146.13 1.64 94.89 2.47 1.60
Net Current Assets (137.96) 6.20 81.69 43.93 118.46
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year n/a 131.72 57.65 142.20 151.42
Provisions for Liabilities & Charges n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 146.13 133.36 152.55 144.67 153.02
           
Net Assets 748.38 732.96 791.01 955.40 772.39
           
Capital & Reserves          
Called Up Share Capital 4.72 4.72 4.72 4.72 4.62
Share Premium Account 213.90 213.90 213.90 213.90 190.94
Other Reserves 514.33 497.17 556.62 726.01 569.26
Profit & Loss Account 15.44 17.18 15.77 10.77 7.57
Shareholders Funds 748.38 732.96 791.01 955.40 772.39
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 748.38 732.96 791.01 955.40 772.39
Cash Flow 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 7.20 10.07 10.42 6.69 6.12
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Taxation Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Expenditure 24.12 1.97 (51.76) (99.51) 48.41
Acquisitions & Disposals n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Equity Dividends Paid n/a n/a (5.66) (4.13) n/a
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing (31.80) (15.36) 14.48 26.50 28.90
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (0.47) (3.32) (32.51) (70.45) 83.43
Ratios 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
PE Ratio 91.9 69.9 68.4 129.5 124.5
PEG n/a n/a 1.6 6.5 4.6
EPS Growth -22% -7% 43% 20% 27%
Dividend Yield 1.3% 1.4% 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
Dividend Cover 0.82 1.05 1.26 1.31 1.46
Dividend per Share Growth n/a 11.11% 50.00% 33.33% 28.57%
Operating Cashflow Per Share 8.52p 11.92p 12.34p 7.92p 7.25p
Pre-tax Profit per Share 10.65p 66.70p 14.99p 0.11p 8.97p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share (0.56p) (3.93p) (38.49p) (0.84p) 98.78p
Turnover per Share 18.71p 22.15p 23.77p 0.21p 18.16p
Net Asset Value per Share 886.00p 867.74p 936.46p 1,131.09p 914.42p
Operating Margin 68.28% 72.55% 72.38% 64.48% 67.59%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 18.82% 17.37% 17.89% 10.51% 4.44%

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: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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