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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The investment objective of the Company achieves a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than that of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies (NSCI (XIC))) over the long term. It aims to achieve its objective by investing in securities of companies that are or that would be constituents of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies). The Company also aims to achieve its objective by investing in small United Kingdom quoted companies. It invests in various sectors, such as technology, telecommunications, health care, financials, real estate, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials, basic materials and energy. Its investment manager is Aberforth Partners LLP.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)114.86m
- Net income in GBP99.04m
- Incorporated1990
- Employees0.00
- LocationAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc14 Melville StreetEDINBURGH EH3 7NSUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 131 220 0733
- Websitehttps://www.aberforth.co.uk/trusts-and-funds/aberforth-smaller-companies-trust-plc
Profile
| Management group(s) | Aberforth Partners LLP |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB0000066554 |
| Launch date | 10 Dec 1990 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve a NAV total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than on the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies) over the long term, by investing in over 80 small UK quoted companies.
Managed by
| Jeremy George Alexander Hall, Euan Robin Macdonald, Samuel George Ford, Christopher Watt, Robert David Scott Moncrieff, Peter Robert Shaw |
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Management & contract fees
Annual management fee of 0.75% of the NAV of the Company up to GBP 1bn; 0.65% thereafter. No performance fee. Contract terminable on 6 months notice.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Capital Gearing Trust plc | -10.62m | -19.11m | 1.03bn | 0.00 | -- | 1.01 | -- | -- | -0.7526 | -0.7526 | -0.4106 | 46.75 | -0.0089 | -- | -- | -- | -1.59 | 2.86 | -1.62 | 2.89 | -- | 87.28 | -- | 81.94 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 44.12 | -160.28 | -- | -175.33 | -- | -- | 17.32 |
| AVI Global Trust PLC | 140.50m | 134.14m | 1.06bn | 0.00 | 8.43 | 1.06 | -- | 7.57 | 0.2812 | 0.2812 | 0.2935 | 2.23 | 0.1223 | -- | 3.96 | -- | 11.67 | 6.23 | 11.84 | 6.42 | 91.79 | 86.17 | 95.47 | 84.91 | -- | -- | 0.1207 | 24.90 | 246.78 | 7.59 | 220.82 | 9.82 | -- | 6.13 |
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| BlackRock World Mining Trust Plc | -55.78m | -78.99m | 1.12bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.9625 | -- | -- | -0.4162 | -0.4162 | -0.2927 | 6.07 | -0.04 | -- | -- | -- | -5.67 | 11.27 | -6.42 | 12.79 | -- | 91.09 | -- | 88.86 | -- | -- | 0.1144 | 45.13 | -125.12 | -- | -139.02 | -- | -- | 13.23 |
| Law Debenture Corporation plc | 133.36m | 75.15m | 1.12bn | 299.00 | 14.79 | 1.31 | 14.47 | 8.39 | 0.5769 | 0.5769 | 1.03 | 6.51 | 0.129 | -- | 4.68 | 446,020.10 | 7.27 | 5.60 | 7.51 | 5.78 | 93.81 | 92.71 | 56.35 | 53.61 | -- | 12.73 | 0.1657 | 66.49 | 494.99 | -- | 187.04 | -- | 38.82 | 11.11 |
| Fidelity China Special Situations PLC | 32.38m | -7.84m | 1.15bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.9199 | -- | 35.40 | -0.0225 | -0.0225 | 0.0664 | 2.38 | 0.0246 | -- | 7.66 | -- | -0.5954 | 1.18 | -0.6623 | 1.26 | -17.45 | 47.56 | -24.20 | 40.73 | -- | -- | 0.0673 | 127.06 | 107.74 | -28.45 | 103.09 | -38.92 | -- | 12.30 |
| Herald Investment Trust plc | 62.03m | 48.12m | 1.15bn | 0.00 | 24.98 | 0.9485 | -- | 18.51 | 0.8428 | 0.8428 | 1.05 | 22.19 | 0.0486 | -- | 23.28 | -- | 3.77 | 8.42 | 3.77 | 8.43 | 80.05 | 89.87 | 77.58 | 88.79 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 115.89 | -- | 111.87 | -- | -- | -- |
| Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited | 160.00m | 128.86m | 1.16bn | 0.00 | 9.36 | 0.843 | -- | 7.24 | 0.6252 | 0.6252 | 0.7823 | 6.94 | 0.1179 | -- | 56.52 | -- | 9.49 | 4.93 | 9.56 | 4.97 | 97.02 | 95.95 | 80.54 | 71.92 | -- | 188.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 122.79 | -- | 117.43 | -- | -- | -- |
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| Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc | 114.86m | 99.04m | 1.21bn | 0.00 | 12.29 | 0.9358 | -- | 10.54 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.35 | 15.37 | 0.0852 | -- | 48.76 | -- | 7.35 | 5.74 | 7.56 | 5.82 | 92.22 | 90.04 | 86.23 | 84.97 | -- | 24.55 | 0.0526 | 45.12 | 180.56 | -- | 163.21 | -- | -- | 18.29 |
| Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd | 119.53m | -106.73m | 1.26bn | 39.00 | -- | 1.18 | -- | 10.58 | -0.0883 | -0.0879 | 0.0988 | 0.8831 | 0.0707 | -- | 1.28 | 3,064,891.00 | -6.32 | -- | -6.52 | -- | 82.29 | -- | -89.29 | -- | -- | -3.35 | 0.3105 | -- | -11.40 | -- | -361.03 | -- | -- | -- |
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| Bankers Investment Trust PLC | 79.14m | 64.56m | 1.33bn | 0.00 | 22.72 | 1.04 | -- | 16.81 | 0.0494 | 0.0494 | 0.0622 | 1.08 | 0.0531 | -- | 6.74 | -- | 4.33 | 5.66 | 4.39 | 5.70 | 86.67 | 89.93 | 81.57 | 86.06 | -- | -- | 0.0856 | 35.88 | 148.26 | 34.54 | 136.03 | 53.46 | -- | 5.36 |
| Allianz Technology Trust PLC | 429.01m | 420.20m | 1.33bn | 0.00 | 3.28 | 1.02 | -- | 3.11 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 3.38 | 0.3791 | -- | 561.53 | -- | 37.13 | 15.16 | 37.22 | 15.28 | 98.40 | 93.12 | 97.95 | 92.25 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 188.38 | 69.29 | 185.03 | 81.98 | -- | -- |
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