British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV)

Sector:

Investment Firms

 76.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 81.50
  • 52 Week Low: 75.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 319.18m
  • Volume: 2
  • Market Cap: £244.17m
  • RiskGrade: 98

BSV Overview

The objective of British Smaller Companies VCT Plc (BSC) is to maximise Total Return and provide investors with an attractive long-term tax-free dividend yield while maintaining the Company’s status as a venture capital trust. The investment strategy of the Company is to invest in UK businesses across a broad range of sectors to create a portfolio that blends a mix of businesses operating in established and emerging industries that offer opportunities in the application and development of innovation in their products and services.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.3 n/a
Op Mrgn 61.4% n/a
ROCE 1.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 75.7 n/a
PEG 1.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 60.4 n/a
Pr/Book 1.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 102.9% n/a
PBT 129.2% n/a
EPS 74.1% n/a
DPS -52.9% n/a

BSV Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 1.52 0.30 0.22p 320.5 n/a -77% 4.00p 5.7%
31-Mar-21 4.07 3.22 2.32p 30.2 0.0 +954% 4.00p 5.7%
31-Mar-22 1.07 (0.03) (0.02)p n/a n/a n/a 9.00p 11.0%
31-Mar-23 1.99 1.08 0.58p 134.5 n/a n/a 8.50p 10.9%
31-Mar-24 4.05 2.48 1.01p 79.2 1.1 +74% 4.00p 5.0%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

BSV Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 01-Apr-2025 08:02 RNS
Issue of Equity 01-Apr-2025 08:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 26-Mar-2025 17:13 RNS

BSV ShareCast News

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Latest BSV Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-Apr-25 Placing Rupert Cook 81.93p 12,206 £10,000.38

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.

 

BSV Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 76.50p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 81.50
52 Week Low 75.00
Volume 2
Shares Issued 319.18m
Market Cap £244.17m
RiskGrade 98

BSV Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.03% below the market average81.03% below the market average81.03% below the market average81.03% below the market average81.03% below the market average
92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average
Price Trend
10.86% above the market average10.86% above the market average10.86% above the market average10.86% above the market average10.86% above the market average
10.53% below the sector average10.53% below the sector average10.53% below the sector average10.53% below the sector average10.53% below the sector average
Income
24.59% below the market average24.59% below the market average24.59% below the market average24.59% below the market average24.59% below the market average
44.72% below the sector average44.72% below the sector average44.72% below the sector average44.72% below the sector average44.72% below the sector average
Growth
94.82% above the market average94.82% above the market average94.82% above the market average94.82% above the market average94.82% above the market average
91.82% above the sector average91.82% above the sector average91.82% above the sector average91.82% above the sector average91.82% above the sector average

BSV Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Special 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 24-Dec-24 21-Nov-24
Paid 27-Jan-25 20-Dec-24
Amount 1.25p 2.00p

Trades for 03-Apr-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
14:19 1 @ 75.00p
08:18 1 @ 75.00p

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