Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC

ASL · LSE · Financial Services / Asset Management

1,906.00GBX-12.00 (-0.63%)

Price History

Full chart

Market Stats

Previous Close1,918.00
Open1,920.71
Day Range1,892.00 – 1,920.71
52-Week Range1,395.50 – 1,828.00
Volume56.73K
Market Cap1.36B
P/E (TTM)15.47
Forward P/E0.00
EPS1.43
Dividend Yield2.76%
Beta0.94
50-Day Avg1,744.00
200-Day Avg1,642.39

About

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with both bottom-up and top-down stock picking approaches with the focus on factors like businesses financial statements and assessment of their market positions to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies). Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc was formed on December 10, 1990 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Company Details

  • SectorFinancial Services
  • IndustryAsset Management
  • CEOMr. Richard Mark Jonathan Newbery BA (Hons)
  • Employees0
  • Headquarters14 Melville Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH3 7NS, UK
  • Websitehttps://www.aberforth.co.uk

Leadership

  • Mr. Richard Mark Jonathan Newbery BA (Hons)Portfolio Manager · b. 1960
  • Mr. Euan Robin Macdonald BA (Hons)Portfolio Manager · b. 1971

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP2003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue105.61M130.69M143.62M184.40M-77.06M-274.45M189.86M161.57M-83.51M190.68M398.70M-3.58M116.85M65.00M265.75M-212.19M302.80M-215.67M371.13M110.09M101.87M169.16M155.40M
Growth (%)-+23.75%+9.89%+28.40%-141.79%-256.16%+169.18%-14.90%-151.69%+328.33%+109.09%-100.90%+3363.85%-44.37%+308.83%-179.85%+242.70%-171.23%+272.08%-70.34%-7.47%+66.05%-8.13%
Cost of Revenue----------52.00K-51.00K0-40.00K-40.00K-52.00K10.34M9.12M7.47M10.30M11.63M10.97M6.41M12.66M
Gross Profit105.61M130.69M143.62M184.40M-77.06M-274.45M189.86M161.57M-83.51M190.73M398.75M-3.58M116.89M65.04M265.80M-212.19M302.80M-215.67M371.13M98.46M101.87M170.99M142.74M
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.03%100.01%100.00%100.03%100.06%100.02%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%89.44%100.00%101.08%91.85%
Operating Expense3.30M7.71M8.48M10.29M7.41M7.73M6.93M8.42M8.61M1.14M3.20M3.28M4.10M2.02M2.84M2.94M3.29M3.48M3.60M253.28M2.74M12.93M41.98M
Operating Income102.31M122.98M135.13M174.11M-84.47M-282.19M182.93M153.15M-92.12M189.59M395.55M-6.86M112.78M63.03M262.96M-215.13M299.51M-219.15M367.53M-154.81M99.13M158.06M100.76M
Operating Margin96.88%94.10%94.09%94.42%109.61%102.82%96.35%94.79%110.31%99.43%99.21%191.51%96.52%96.96%98.95%101.38%98.91%101.61%99.03%-140.62%97.31%93.44%64.84%
EBITDA102.31M122.98M135.13M174.11M-84.47M-282.19M182.93M153.15M-92.12M189.59M395.55M-6.86M112.78M63.03M262.96M-215.13M299.51M-219.15M367.53M-154.81M99.13M158.06M100.76M
EBITDA Margin96.88%94.10%94.09%94.42%109.61%102.82%96.35%94.79%110.31%99.43%99.21%191.51%96.52%96.96%98.95%101.38%98.91%101.61%99.03%-140.62%97.31%93.44%64.84%
Net Income102.31M122.91M135.13M174.11M-84.63M-283.60M181.38M151.02M-93.78M188.18M394.31M-7.59M112.18M62.35M262.35M-215.87M299.51M-219.20M367.53M-156.76M99.04M151.59M96.23M
Net Income Margin96.88%94.05%94.09%94.42%109.82%103.33%95.54%93.47%112.29%98.69%98.90%211.93%96.00%95.92%98.72%101.73%98.91%101.63%99.03%-142.39%97.23%89.62%61.93%
R&D-------------1.042.081.262.2221.334.391.420.85--
R&D as % of Total Revenue-------------0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Interest Expense069.00K00159.00K1.40M1.54M2.12M1.64M1.44M1.29M771.00K645.00K678.00K664.00K802.00K937.00K803.00K932.00K1.81M4.14M6.41M4.53M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.05%0.00%0.00%-0.21%-0.51%0.81%1.31%-1.97%0.75%0.32%-21.54%0.55%1.04%0.25%-0.38%0.31%-0.37%0.25%1.65%4.07%3.79%2.91%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP2000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets306.57M320.38M281.12M439.40M547.21M671.24M833.39M735.34M466.70M634.76M770.64M672.63M815.44M1.17B1.14B1.20B1.26B1.44B1.17B1.42B1.22B1.56B1.33B1.37B1.50B1.47B
Total Liabilities5.65M5.12M5.23M7.87M51.00K61.00K62.00K317.00K42.59M47.84M53.85M69.54M47.26M32.16M34.36M7.45M36.14M8.80M17.72M13.87M74.07M87.31M75.20M72.15M104.21M75.31M
Total Equity300.92M315.26M275.89M431.53M547.15M671.17M833.33M735.02M424.12M586.92M716.79M603.09M768.18M1.14B1.11B1.19B1.22B1.44B1.15B1.41B1.15B1.47B1.25B1.30B1.40B1.39B
Cash15.07M14.21M6.55M22.68M14.38M10.27M30.55M18.02M-362.00K68.00K151.00K259.00K536.00K238.00K1.02M241.00K293.00K59.00K187.00K2.96M3.42M1.67M2.73M1.35M5.14M
Total Debt--------41.17M---46.69M31.99M34.15M6.94M35.73M8.60M17.41M13.72M72.84M86.41M74.97M71.84M103.91M74.97M
Net Debt----22.68M-14.38M-10.27M-30.55M-18.02M41.17M-362.00K-68.00K-151.00K46.43M31.45M33.91M5.92M35.49M8.30M17.35M13.53M69.88M82.99M73.31M69.11M102.56M69.83M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP2011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow17.16M21.32M20.59M20.22M29.14M35.09M32.50M38.96M33.61M8.57M25.86M42.63M46.16M43.67M43.04M
Investing Cash Flow-13.79M23.51M18.80M433.00K27.18M-29.98M42.24M18.70M18.73M-25.41M4.10M34.59M14.86M-19.11M91.59M
Financing Cash Flow-3.29M-44.72M-39.12M-20.95M-55.53M-5.89M-74.69M-57.89M-52.21M19.61M-29.51M-78.97M-59.95M-25.95M-130.84M
Capital Expenditure0000000000000043.04M
Free Cash Flow17.16M21.32M20.59M20.22M29.14M35.09M32.50M38.96M33.61M8.57M25.86M42.63M46.16M43.67M43.04M
Dividends Paid18.74M20.45M21.61M22.80M23.96M27.72M28.79M33.21M34.82M32.58M30.00M31.71M41.05M43.13M41.59M
FCF to OCF100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Dividend Paid to FCF109.21%95.92%104.95%112.75%82.25%79.01%88.58%85.23%103.60%380.28%116.01%74.38%88.92%98.76%96.63%

Earnings

Report DateFeb 2, 2016Jul 27, 2016Feb 2, 2017Jul 27, 2017Jan 30, 2018Jul 25, 2018Jan 31, 2019Jul 26, 2019Jan 29, 2020Jul 28, 2020Jan 29, 2021Aug 2, 2021Jan 28, 2022Jul 26, 2022Jan 27, 2023Feb 5, 2025Jul 24, 2025
EPS Estimate0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00------0.00-
EPS Actual-0.58-1.422.081.771.020.34-2.721.052.28-5.553.124.27-0.12-2.80-1.81-0.150.95
Surprise-----------------
Timing------------Pre-marketAfter-hoursAfter-hours-Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap1.36B
Enterprise Value1.42B
Trailing P/E15.47
Forward P/E0.00
Price / Sales14.71
Price / Book0.96
EPS1.43
Book Value17.45
Revenue (TTM)108.77M
Gross Profit (TTM)108.77M
Profit Margin83.43%
Operating Margin91.95%
Return on Equity6.47%
Return on Assets3.99%
Shares Outstanding77.07M
Shares Float32.27M
Beta0.94
Dividend Yield2.76%
Dividend Rate0.48
Payout Ratio0.00%

Dividends

20262×
0.15Aug 6, 20260.45Feb 5, 2026
20252×
0.14Aug 7, 20250.36Feb 6, 2025
20242×
0.14Aug 8, 20240.38Feb 8, 2024
20232×
0.13Aug 3, 20230.35Feb 9, 2023
20222×
0.12Aug 4, 20220.24Feb 10, 2022
20212×
0.11Aug 5, 20210.23Feb 11, 2021
20202×
0.10Aug 6, 20200.26Feb 6, 2020
20192×
0.10Aug 8, 20190.28Feb 7, 2019
20182×
0.10Aug 9, 20180.26Feb 8, 2018
20172×
0.09Aug 3, 20170.21Feb 9, 2017
20162×
0.09Aug 4, 20160.21Feb 11, 2016
20152×
0.08Aug 6, 20150.17Feb 12, 2015