Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

 503.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 531.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 426.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 53.11m
  • Volume: 488,916
  • Market Cap: £267.13m

Dividend Data

  30-Jun-2530-Jun-2430-Jun-2330-Jun-2230-Jun-21
Interim Dividend3.70p3.70p3.00p2.70p2.70p
Final Dividend9.50p8.30p8.00p5.40p5.00p
Total Dividend13.20p12.00p11.00p8.10p7.70p
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 30-Jun-25 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-21
Turnover 11.34 12.73 13.65 11.12 8.57
Operating Profit/(Loss) 9.94 11.15 11.69 9.04 6.60
Net Interest (0.61) (0.56) (0.32) (0.28) (0.20)
Profit Before Tax 9.33 10.59 11.37 8.77 6.39
Profit After Tax 9.33 10.59 11.37 8.77 6.39
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 9.33 10.59 11.37 8.77 6.39
Earnings per Share - Basic 13.52p 13.12p 12.44p 9.07p 0.065p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 13.52p 13.12p 12.44p 9.07p 0.065p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 13.52p 13.12p 12.44p 9.07p 0.065p
Dividend per Share 13.20p 12.00p 11.00p 8.10p 0.078p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 30-Jun-25 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-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 383.83 436.69 438.41 524.14 770.00
  383.83 436.69 438.41 524.14 770.00
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 0.95 2.54 1.64 2.41 2.24
Cash at Bank & in Hand 16.22 15.92 0.29 0.58 0.10
Other Current Assets n/a n/a 14.13 n/a n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a 14.41 22.64
Total Assets 401.00 455.15 454.47 541.55 794.97
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 1.81 2.10 27.88 42.94 41.78
Net Current Assets (24.63) (23.60) n/a (25.53) (16.81)
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year 39.99 39.96 n/a n/a 24.95
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 41.80 42.06 27.88 42.94 66.73
           
Net Assets 359.20 413.09 426.59 498.61 728.25
           
Capital & Reserves          
Called Up Share Capital 26.04 26.04 26.04 26.04 26.04
Share Premium Account 170.15 170.15 170.15 170.15 170.15
Other Reserves 148.57 203.38 217.93 293.62 524.53
Profit & Loss Account 14.43 13.53 12.47 8.81 7.53
Shareholders Funds 359.20 413.09 426.59 498.61 728.25
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 359.20 413.09 426.59 498.61 728.25
Cash Flow 30-Jun-25 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 9.60 8.53 9.61 5.60 2.44
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 64.39 49.81 39.23 58.20 (25.69)
Acquisitions & Disposals n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Equity Dividends Paid (8.42) (9.54) (7.71) (7.49) (7.66)
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing (65.27) (47.31) (41.42) (55.82) 30.96
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 0.30 1.50 (0.29) 0.49 0.05
Ratios 30-Jun-25 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-21
PE Ratio 39.1 37.1 33.3 49.9 10,754.2
PEG 13.0 6.2 0.9 0.0 n/a
EPS Growth 3% 6% 37% 13,874% -99%
Dividend Yield 2.5% 2.5% 2.7% 1.8% 0.0%
Dividend Cover 1.02 1.09 1.13 1.12 0.84
Dividend per Share Growth 10.00% 9.09% 35.80% 10,321.49% (98.99%)
Operating Cashflow Per Share 18.07p 16.06p 18.11p 10.55p 0.046p
Pre-tax Profit per Share 17.57p 19.94p 21.41p 16.51p 12.04p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share 0.56p 2.82p (0.54p) 0.92p 0.087p
Turnover per Share 21.36p 23.96p 25.70p 20.94p 16.14p
Net Asset Value per Share 676.36p 777.84p 803.25p 938.87p 1,371.27p
Operating Margin 87.63% 87.59% 85.62% 81.31% 76.94%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 7.12% 6.33% 6.47% 8.49% 9.15%

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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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