BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,282.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,608.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,096.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 42.54m
  • Volume: 239,093
  • Market Cap: £545.33m
  • Beta: 0.01

Dividend Data

  28-Feb-2529-Feb-2428-Feb-2328-Feb-2228-Feb-21
Interim Dividend15.50p15.00p14.50p13.00p1.71p
Final Dividend28.50p27.00p25.50p22.00p20.50p
Total Dividend44.00p42.00p40.00p35.00p33.30p
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21
Turnover 22.68 22.26 22.70 20.35 9.36
Operating Profit/(Loss) 20.59 20.28 20.68 18.07 7.31
Net Interest (0.63) (0.47) (0.58) (0.73) (0.62)
Profit Before Tax 19.97 19.81 20.10 17.34 6.69
Profit After Tax 19.92 19.69 19.98 17.23 6.53
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 19.92 19.69 19.98 17.23 6.53
Earnings per Share - Basic 42.53p 40.70p 40.92p 35.29p 13.36p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 42.53p 40.70p 40.92p 35.29p 13.36p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 42.53p 40.70p 40.90p 35.29p 13.36p
Dividend per Share 44.00p 42.00p n/a 35.00p 33.30p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21
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 696.57 765.18 806.09 956.43 948.45
  696.57 765.18 806.09 956.43 948.45
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 9.74 4.67 6.86 6.66 7.73
Cash at Bank & in Hand 0.03 0.03 23.54 72.48 12.15
Other Current Assets 0.08 0.21 0.10 n/a n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a 0.09 n/a
Total Assets 706.42 770.08 836.58 1,035.66 968.33
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 12.84 14.36 8.55 49.13 7.43
Net Current Assets (9.46) (9.46) 21.94 30.11 12.45
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year 69.54 69.51 69.50 69.46 89.60
Provisions for Liabilities & Charges n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Liabilities 9.23 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 91.62 83.88 78.05 118.59 97.03
           
Net Assets 614.78 686.21 758.53 917.08 871.30
           
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 531.75 603.08 675.46 836.17 791.26
Profit & Loss Account 18.55 18.65 18.59 16.43 15.56
Shareholders Funds 614.78 686.21 758.53 917.08 871.30
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 614.78 686.21 758.53 917.08 871.30
Cash Flow 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 66.01 10.01 11.26 59.45 (18.78)
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 (20.02) (19.63) (17.82) (16.36) (15.87)
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing (47.35) (21.78) (42.37) 17.24 7.56
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (1.36) (31.40) (48.94) 60.33 (27.09)
Ratios 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22 28-Feb-21
PE Ratio 29.9 32.6 33.7 47.7 127.1
PEG 7.5 n/a 2.1 0.3 n/a
EPS Growth 4% -0% 16% 164% -64%
Dividend Yield 3.5% 3.2% 0.0% 2.1% 2.0%
Dividend Cover 0.97 0.97 n/a 1.01 0.40
Dividend per Share Growth 4.76% n/a n/a 5.11% 2.46%
Operating Cashflow Per Share 155.18p 23.53p 26.46p 139.77p (44.16p)
Pre-tax Profit per Share 46.94p 46.58p 47.25p 40.76p 0.16p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share (3.19p) (73.81p) (115.05p) 141.83p (0.64p)
Turnover per Share 53.33p 52.34p 53.38p 47.84p 0.22p
Net Asset Value per Share 1,445.25p 1,613.17p 1,783.19p 2,155.91p 2,048.29p
Operating Margin 90.77% 91.12% 91.07% 88.78% 78.11%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 14.90% 12.22% 7.19% 5.03% 9.74%

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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