The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc

SST · LSE · Financial Services / Asset Management

245.00GBX-7.50 (-2.97%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close252.50
Open250.00
Day Range245.00 – 253.00
52-Week Range240.00 – 291.35
Volume95.71K
Market Cap310.43M
P/E (TTM)0.00
Forward P/E0.00
EPS-0.12
Dividend Yield1.07%
Beta0.13
50-Day Avg272.12
200-Day Avg269.33

About

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. It is co-managed by First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Asia, excluding Japan and Australasia. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in stocks of small-cap companies having market capitalizations below $1.5 billion. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI AC Asia (ex Japan) Index. The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc was formed on March 29, 1995 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Company Details

Leadership

  • Mr. Angus J. TullochHead of Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Equities and Portfolio Manager
  • Mr. Vinay AgarwalInterim lead portfolio manager

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP2004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31
Total Revenue2.92M17.10M12.79M29.41M-6.61M22.34M58.52M26.43M18.51M44.37M34.70M-20.93M75.70M50.94M-7.08M5.71M-45.57M86.42M58.22M24.65M37.23M48.48M
Growth (%)-+485.38%-25.22%+130.00%-122.48%+437.84%+162.00%-54.83%-29.97%+139.71%-21.79%-160.30%+461.74%-32.71%-113.91%+180.55%-898.49%+289.65%-32.64%-57.66%+51.05%+30.20%
Cost of Revenue--------247.00K---2.11M2.63M3.35M3.11M2.86M2.95M2.79M5.12M4.08M3.46M
Gross Profit2.92M17.10M12.79M29.41M-6.61M22.34M58.52M26.43M18.26M44.37M34.70M-20.93M73.59M48.31M-10.43M5.71M-45.57M86.42M55.43M24.65M75.79M45.02M
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%98.67%100.00%100.00%100.00%97.21%94.85%147.25%100.00%100.00%100.00%95.21%100.00%203.55%92.86%
Operating Expense788.00K859.00K665.00K790.00K822.00K898.00K2.39M4.39M457.00K635.00K658.00K149.00K-2.01M-1.65M-2.42M824.00K867.00K880.00K22.91M697.00K787.00K52.99M
Operating Income2.13M16.24M12.12M28.62M-7.43M21.44M56.13M22.04M17.81M43.74M34.05M-21.07M75.59M49.96M-8.01M4.88M-46.44M85.54M32.52M23.95M75.00M-7.97M
Operating Margin73.02%94.98%94.80%97.31%112.43%95.98%95.91%83.39%96.20%98.57%98.10%100.71%99.87%98.08%113.10%85.56%101.90%98.98%55.86%97.17%201.43%-16.45%
EBITDA2.13M16.24M12.14M28.62M-7.43M21.44M56.13M32.27M18.27M44.20M34.49M-21.07M73.17M49.41M-8.01M4.88M-46.44M85.54M32.54M23.95M79.91M-7.97M
EBITDA Margin73.02%94.98%94.93%97.32%112.43%95.98%95.91%122.10%98.69%99.61%99.37%100.71%96.66%97.00%113.10%85.56%101.90%98.98%55.89%97.17%214.61%-16.45%
Net Income1.84M15.83M11.61M27.84M-8.25M20.87M55.72M21.69M17.43M43.39M33.83M-21.95M74.66M48.54M-9.35M4.10M-47.39M77.90M28.98M20.40M62.16M-7.96M
Net Income Margin62.92%92.56%90.76%94.67%124.73%93.44%95.20%82.06%94.19%97.79%97.47%104.88%98.63%95.29%131.98%71.82%104.00%90.13%49.78%82.76%166.94%-16.42%
R&D------------3.560.820.210.1995.352.440.540.53--
R&D as % of Total Revenue------------0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Interest Expense036.00K17.00K1.00K01.00K072.00K461.00K460.00K441.00K630.00K629.00K471.00K000373.00K825.00K835.00K825.00K825.00K
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.21%0.13%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.27%2.49%1.04%1.27%-3.01%0.83%0.92%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.43%1.42%3.39%2.22%1.70%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP2004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31
Total Assets49.45M65.57M74.03M104.72M95.05M114.86M169.67M209.88M225.25M277.72M306.75M278.46M352.55M373.28M346.27M362.17M290.83M382.21M377.35M391.80M450.56M417.21M
Total Liabilities3.46M4.00M773.00K582.00K549.00K1.00M1.91M22.99M23.64M24.09M22.92M21.28M27.73M4.03M870.00K16.10M1.38M36.72M34.15M37.22M47.50M35.34M
Total Equity46.00M61.57M73.26M104.14M94.50M113.86M167.76M186.89M201.60M253.63M283.82M257.18M324.82M369.26M345.40M346.06M289.45M345.49M343.20M354.58M403.07M381.87M
Cash-7.49M4.83M6.88M2.87M8.22M12.65M31.33M23.00M48.50M40.66M31.97M47.35M32.82M19.05M40.95M22.46M17.55M7.49M18.09M37.97M6.65M
Total Debt3.40M-------20.49M20.96M20.00M20.00M20.00M----29.81M29.82M29.83M29.84M29.85M
Net Debt3.40M-7.49M-4.83M-6.88M-2.87M-8.22M-12.65M-31.33M-2.51M-27.54M-20.66M-11.97M-27.35M-32.82M-19.05M-40.95M-22.46M12.27M22.33M11.74M-37.97M23.20M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP2011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31
Operating Cash Flow3.36M5.39M4.77M1.52M3.91M21.23M10.61M1.96M24.09M-5.36M-12.90M4.92M4.71M5.47M5.02M
Investing Cash Flow-1.93M-11.00M12.09M-6.31M-9.16M18.21M7.79M-312.00K20.49M17.13M17.13M20.27M16.32M29.16M-22.59M
Financing Cash Flow17.25M-2.72M8.64M-3.05M-4.69M-7.65M-25.22M-14.50M-3.44M-9.13M7.85M-32.09M-9.72M-14.39M-13.47M
Capital Expenditure000000000000000
Free Cash Flow3.36M5.39M4.77M1.52M3.91M21.23M10.61M1.96M24.09M-5.36M-12.90M4.92M4.71M5.47M5.02M
Dividends Paid-2.72M3.32M3.64M3.64M3.61M3.56M3.56M3.44M3.44M3.28M3.05M3.46M3.14M5.14M
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 FCF-50.47%69.63%239.41%93.09%17.01%33.57%181.40%14.26%-64.06%-25.46%61.99%73.38%57.39%102.31%

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap310.43M
Enterprise Value328.40M
Trailing P/E0.00
Forward P/E0.00
PEG Ratio0.00
Price / Sales8.61
Price / Book9.05
EPS-0.12
Book Value3.21
Revenue (TTM)-7.07M
Gross Profit (TTM)-7.07M
Profit Margin0.00%
Operating Margin123.03%
Return on Equity-3.65%
Return on Assets-1.68%
Shares Outstanding111.38M
Shares Float57.34M
Beta0.13
Dividend Yield1.07%
Dividend Rate0.03
Payout Ratio0.00%

Dividends

20261×
0.03Jan 8, 2026
20251×
0.04Jan 9, 2025
20231×
0.03Nov 30, 2023
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0.03Dec 1, 2022
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0.02Dec 2, 2021
20201×
0.02Dec 3, 2020
20191×
0.02Dec 5, 2019
20181×
0.02Dec 6, 2018
20171×
0.02Dec 7, 2017
20161×
0.02Dec 8, 2016
20151×
0.02Dec 10, 2015
20141×
0.02Dec 11, 2014
20131×
0.02Dec 11, 2013
20121×
0.02Dec 12, 2012
20111×
0.02Dec 14, 2011
20101×
0.02Dec 15, 2010
20091×
0.01Dec 16, 2009
20081×
0.01Dec 17, 2008
20071×
0.01Dec 19, 2007
20061×
0.01Dec 20, 2006
20051×
0.01Dec 14, 2005
20041×
0.00Dec 15, 2004
20031×
0.00Dec 17, 2003
20021×
0.00Dec 18, 2002

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