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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Investment Firms

1,312.00p

	28-Feb-25	29-Feb-24	28-Feb-23	28-Feb-22	28-Feb-21
Interim Dividend	15.50p	15.00p	14.50p	13.00p	1.71p
Final Dividend	28.50p	27.00p	25.50p	22.00p	20.50p
Total Dividend	44.00p	42.00p	40.00p	35.00p	33.30p

	£ (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	165.55p	25.11p	28.23p	149.11p	(47.11p)
Pre-tax Profit per Share	50.07p	49.69p	50.41p	43.49p	0.17p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share	(3.40p)	(78.75p)	(122.73p)	151.31p	(0.69p)
Turnover per Share	56.89p	55.84p	56.94p	51.04p	0.24p
Net Asset Value per Share	1,541.85p	1,720.99p	1,902.37p	2,300.01p	2,185.19p
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.