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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Investment Firms

1,452.00p

	29-Feb-24	28-Feb-23	28-Feb-22	28-Feb-21	29-Feb-20
Interim Dividend	15.00p	14.50p	13.00p	12.80p	12.80p
Final Dividend	27.00p	25.50p	22.00p	20.50p	19.20p
Total Dividend	42.00p	40.00p	35.00p	33.30p	32.50p

	£ (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.