BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,310.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -16.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,410.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,170.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 60.50m
  • Volume: 97,168
  • Market Cap: £792.49m
  • Beta: 0.00

Dividend Data

  28-Feb-2628-Feb-2529-Feb-2428-Feb-2328-Feb-22
Interim Dividend16.00p15.50p15.00p14.50pn/a
Final Dividend28.50p28.50p27.00p25.50pn/a
Total Dividend44.50p44.00p42.00p40.00pn/a
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 28-Feb-26 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22
Turnover 20.80 22.68 22.26 22.70 20.35
Operating Profit/(Loss) (2.10) (2.09) 20.28 20.68 18.07
Net Interest (0.47) (0.63) (0.47) (0.58) (0.73)
Profit Before Tax 18.23 19.97 19.81 20.10 17.34
Profit After Tax 18.17 19.92 19.69 19.98 17.23
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 18.17 19.92 19.69 19.98 17.23
Earnings per Share - Basic 43.77p 42.53p 40.70p 40.92p 35.29p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 43.77p 42.53p 40.70p 40.92p 35.29p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 43.77p 42.53p 40.70p 40.90p 35.29p
Dividend per Share n/a n/a 42.00p n/a 35.00p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 28-Feb-26 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22
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 638.08 696.57 765.18 806.09 956.43
  638.08 696.57 765.18 806.09 956.43
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 7.01 9.74 4.67 6.86 6.66
Cash at Bank & in Hand 36.15 n/a 0.03 23.54 72.48
Other Current Assets 0.08 0.08 0.21 0.10 n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.09
Total Assets 681.32 706.40 770.08 836.58 1,035.66
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 7.91 22.07 14.36 8.55 49.13
Net Current Assets 35.33 (12.25) (9.46) 21.94 30.11
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year n/a n/a 69.51 69.50 69.46
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 77.48 91.62 83.88 78.05 118.59
           
Net Assets 603.84 614.78 686.21 758.53 917.08
           
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 521.38 531.75 603.08 675.46 836.17
Profit & Loss Account 17.99 18.55 18.65 18.59 16.43
Shareholders Funds 603.84 614.78 686.21 758.53 917.08
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 603.84 614.78 686.21 758.53 917.08
Cash Flow 28-Feb-26 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 120.29 66.01 10.01 11.26 59.45
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 n/a n/a (19.63) (17.82) (16.36)
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing (75.22) (67.37) (21.78) (42.37) 17.24
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 45.08 (1.36) (31.40) (48.94) 60.33
Ratios 28-Feb-26 28-Feb-25 29-Feb-24 28-Feb-23 28-Feb-22
PE Ratio 32.0 29.9 32.6 33.7 47.7
PEG 10.7 7.5 n/a 2.1 0.3
EPS Growth 3% 4% -0% 16% 164%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 2.1%
Dividend Cover n/a n/a 0.97 n/a 1.01
Dividend per Share Growth n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.11%
Operating Cashflow Per Share 198.85p 109.12p 16.55p 18.61p 98.28p
Pre-tax Profit per Share 30.14p 33.00p 32.75p 33.23p 28.66p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share 74.51p (2.24p) (51.90p) (80.89p) 99.73p
Turnover per Share 34.39p 37.50p 36.80p 37.53p 33.64p
Net Asset Value per Share 998.16p 1,016.24p 1,134.31p 1,253.86p 1,515.95p
Operating Margin (10.11%) (9.23%) 91.12% 91.07% 88.78%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 6.84% 14.90% 12.22% 7.19% 5.03%

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.

 

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