Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

 1,348.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 1,384.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,126.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 84.23m
  • Volume: 100,744
  • Market Cap: £1,135.48m
  • RiskGrade: 142

ASL Overview

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (the Trust) is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than that of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies) (NSCI (XIC) or benchmark) over the long term. The Trust aims to achieve its objective by investing in securities of companies that are or that would be constituents of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies). It also aims to achieve its objective by investing in small United Kingdom quoted companies.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.4 n/a
Op Mrgn 92.8% n/a
ROCE 4.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 22.5 n/a
PEG 3.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 20.1 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.1% n/a
PBT 5.4% n/a
EPS 7.5% n/a
DPS 6.4% n/a

ASL Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-19 42.48 38.10 42.26p 36.4 n/a -7% 32.00p 2.1%
31-Dec-20 15.66 11.91 13.28p 94.0 n/a -69% 33.30p 2.7%
31-Dec-21 37.46 32.54 0.37p 3,945.5 n/a -97% 0.35p 0.0%
31-Dec-22 53.19 48.17 55.64p 23.8 0.0 +14,895% 39.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-23 56.43 50.76 59.79p 23.0 2.9 +8% 41.50p 3.0%

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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: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

ASL Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,348.00p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 1,384.00
52 Week Low 1,126.00
Volume 100,744
Shares Issued 84.23m
Market Cap £1,135.48m
RiskGrade 142

ASL Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
61.27% below the market average61.27% below the market average61.27% below the market average61.27% below the market average61.27% below the market average
24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average
Price Trend
62.74% above the market average62.74% above the market average62.74% above the market average62.74% above the market average62.74% above the market average
65.77% above the sector average65.77% above the sector average65.77% above the sector average65.77% above the sector average65.77% above the sector average
Income
9.6% below the market average9.6% below the market average9.6% below the market average9.6% below the market average9.6% below the market average
64.44% above the sector average64.44% above the sector average64.44% above the sector average64.44% above the sector average64.44% above the sector average
Growth
94.18% above the market average94.18% above the market average94.18% above the market average94.18% above the market average94.18% above the market average
92.74% above the sector average92.74% above the sector average92.74% above the sector average92.74% above the sector average92.74% above the sector average

ASL Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Special
Ex-Div 08-Feb-24 08-Feb-24
Paid 08-Mar-24 08-Mar-24
Amount 28.55p 9.00p

Trades for 28-Mar-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 3,745 @ 1,348.00p
16:35 1 @ 1,348.00p
16:35 207 @ 1,348.00p
16:35 230 @ 1,348.00p
16:35 575 @ 1,348.00p

ASL Key Personnel

Chair Richard Davidson

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