Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,538.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,680.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,212.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 81.51m
  • Volume: 69,760
  • Market Cap: £1,253.63m
  • RiskGrade: 142
  • Beta: 0.01

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-2131-Dec-20
Interim Dividend13.60p12.95p12.05p10.95p10.40p
Final Dividend30.00p28.55p26.95p24.25p22.90p
Total Dividend43.60p41.50p39.00p35.20p33.30p
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Turnover 54.51 56.42 53.19 37.46 15.66
Operating Profit/(Loss) 50.06 52.34 48.87 32.89 12.21
Net Interest (2.43) (1.58) 0.70 (0.35) (0.30)
Profit Before Tax 47.63 50.76 48.17 32.54 11.91
Profit After Tax 47.63 50.68 48.17 32.54 11.86
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 47.63 50.68 48.17 32.54 11.86
Earnings per Share - Basic 56.59p 59.79p 55.64p 0.37p 13.28p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 56.59p 59.79p 55.64p 0.37p 13.28p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 56.59p 59.79p 55.64p 0.37p 13.28p
Dividend per Share 43.60p 41.50p 39.00p 0.35p 33.30p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-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 1,497.30 1,363.98 1,322.26 1,554.58 1,218.07
  1,497.30 1,363.98 1,322.26 1,554.58 1,218.07
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 2.87 2.66 2.14 1.88 0.97
Cash at Bank & in Hand 1.35 2.73 1.67 3.42 2.96
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 1,501.53 1,369.38 1,326.07 1,559.88 1,222.00
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 0.30 0.31 75.20 0.90 1.23
Net Current Assets 3.92 5.09 (71.39) 4.39 2.70
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year 103.91 71.84 n/a 86.41 72.84
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 104.21 72.15 75.20 87.31 74.07
           
Net Assets 1,397.32 1,297.23 1,250.87 1,472.56 1,147.93
           
Capital & Reserves          
Called Up Share Capital 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.88 0.89
Share Premium Account n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Reserves 1,292.62 1,197.03 1,160.30 1,398.43 1,076.33
Profit & Loss Account 103.85 99.35 89.72 73.25 70.72
Shareholders Funds 1,397.32 1,297.23 1,250.87 1,472.56 1,147.93
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 1,397.32 1,297.23 1,250.87 1,472.56 1,147.93
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 43.67 46.16 42.63 25.86 8.57
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 (19.10) 14.86 34.58 4.10 (25.41)
Acquisitions & Disposals n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Equity Dividends Paid (43.13) (41.05) n/a n/a n/a
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing 17.18 (18.91) (78.96) (29.51) 19.61
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (1.38) 1.07 (1.75) 0.46 2.78
Ratios 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
PE Ratio 26.0 23.0 23.8 3,945.5 94.0
PEG n/a 2.9 0.0 n/a n/a
EPS Growth -5% 8% 14,895% -97% -69%
Dividend Yield 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% 2.7%
Dividend Cover 1.30 1.44 1.43 1.04 0.40
Dividend per Share Growth 5.06% 6.41% 10,876.34% (98.93%) 4.06%
Operating Cashflow Per Share 53.58p 56.63p 52.30p 0.32p 10.51p
Pre-tax Profit per Share 58.44p 62.28p 59.10p 39.93p 14.61p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share (1.70p) 1.31p (2.15p) 0.56p 3.41p
Turnover per Share 66.87p 69.22p 65.25p 45.95p 19.21p
Net Asset Value per Share 1,714.28p 1,591.48p 1,534.61p 1,806.59p 1,408.32p
Operating Margin 91.84% 92.77% 91.89% 87.82% 77.98%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 7.36% 5.35% 5.88% 5.70% 6.19%

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: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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