BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

 1,346.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 1,608.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,304.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 47.10m
  • Volume: 0
  • Market Cap: £633.96m
  • Beta: 1.00

Dividend Data

  29-Feb-2428-Feb-2328-Feb-2228-Feb-2129-Feb-20
Interim Dividend15.00p14.50p13.00p12.80p1.71p
Final Dividend27.00p25.50p22.00p20.50p19.20p
Total Dividend42.00p40.00p35.00p33.30p32.50p
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21 29-Feb-20
Turnover 22.26 22.70 20.35 9.36 20.45
Operating Profit/(Loss) 20.28 20.68 18.07 7.31 18.44
Net Interest (0.47) (0.58) (0.73) (0.62) (0.55)
Profit Before Tax 19.81 20.10 17.34 6.69 17.90
Profit After Tax 19.69 19.98 17.23 6.53 17.84
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 19.69 19.98 17.23 6.53 17.84
Earnings per Share - Basic 40.70p 40.92p 35.29p 13.36p 37.13p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 40.70p 40.92p 35.29p 13.36p 37.13p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 40.70p 40.90p 35.29p 13.36p 37.13p
Dividend per Share n/a n/a 35.00p 33.30p 32.50p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21 29-Feb-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 765.18 806.09 956.43 948.45 812.02
  765.18 806.09 956.43 948.45 812.02
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 4.67 6.86 6.66 7.73 3.83
Cash at Bank & in Hand 0.03 23.54 72.48 12.15 39.25
Other Current Assets 0.21 0.10 n/a n/a n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a 0.09 n/a n/a
Total Assets 770.08 836.58 1,035.66 968.33 855.09
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 14.36 8.55 49.13 7.43 7.67
Net Current Assets (9.46) 21.94 30.11 12.45 35.41
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year 69.51 69.50 69.46 89.60 79.55
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 83.88 78.05 118.59 97.03 87.22
           
Net Assets 686.21 758.53 917.08 871.30 767.87
           
Capital & Reserves          
Called Up Share Capital 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50
Share Premium Account 51.98 51.98 51.98 51.98 51.98
Other Reserves 603.08 675.46 836.17 791.26 678.49
Profit & Loss Account 18.65 18.59 16.43 15.56 24.90
Shareholders Funds 686.21 758.53 917.08 871.30 767.87
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 686.21 758.53 917.08 871.30 767.87
Cash Flow 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21 29-Feb-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 10.01 11.26 59.45 (18.78) (8.46)
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 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Acquisitions & Disposals n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Equity Dividends Paid (19.63) (17.82) (16.36) (15.87) (15.32)
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing (21.78) (42.37) 17.24 7.56 51.32
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (31.40) (48.94) 60.33 (27.09) 27.53
Ratios 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21 29-Feb-20
PE Ratio 32.6 33.7 47.7 127.1 40.0
PEG n/a 2.1 0.3 n/a 4.0
EPS Growth -0% 16% 164% -64% 10%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 2.0% 2.2%
Dividend Cover n/a n/a 1.01 0.40 1.14
Dividend per Share Growth n/a n/a 5.11% 2.46% 4.17%
Operating Cashflow Per Share 21.25p 23.90p 126.23p (39.88p) (17.97p)
Pre-tax Profit per Share 42.07p 42.67p 36.81p 0.14p 37.99p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share (66.66p) (103.90p) 128.10p (0.58p) 58.45p
Turnover per Share 47.27p 48.21p 43.21p 0.20p 43.42p
Net Asset Value per Share 1,456.92p 1,610.47p 1,947.10p 1,849.89p 1,630.31p
Operating Margin 91.12% 91.07% 88.78% 78.11% 90.18%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 12.22% 7.19% 5.03% 9.74% 6.25%

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: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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