The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

ESCT:LSE

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

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  • Price (GBX)164.40
  • Today's Change-2.00 / -1.20%
  • Shares traded672.22k
  • 1 Year change+9.24%
  • Beta1.6060
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Year on year The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC's revenues fell -19.59% from 121.27m to 97.52m. This along with an increase in selling, general and administrative costs has contributed to a reduction in net income from 104.38m to 84.90m, a -18.67% decrease.
Gross margin89.36%
Net profit margin87.06%
Operating margin88.46%
Return on assets9.79%
Return on equity11.05%
Return on investment11.05%
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Cash flow in GBPView more

In 2024, The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC increased its cash reserves by 11,500.00%, or 230.00k. The company earned 27.72m from its operations for a Cash Flow Margin of 28.43%. In addition the company used on investing activities and also paid 27.49m in financing cash flows.
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Price/Cash flow per share--
Book value per share2.01
Tangible book value per share2.01
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Balance sheet in GBPView more

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC has a Debt to Total Capital ratio of 10.15%.
Current ratio0.084
Quick ratio--
Total debt/total equity0.113
Total debt/total capital0.1015
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Growth rates in GBP

Year on year, growth in dividends per share increased 2.13% while earnings per share excluding extraordinary items fell by -18.50%. The positive trend in dividend payments is noteworthy since only some companies in the Investment Services industry pay a dividend. Additionally, five year annualized dividend per share growth ranks above the industry average relative to its peers.
Div yield(5 year avg)2.58%
Div growth rate (5 year)11.78%
Payout ratio (TTM)22.39%
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EPS (TTM) vs
TTM 1 year ago
-18.47
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