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About the company
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company’s objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom-quoted companies. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in United Kingdom smaller companies which are listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange or on the alternative investment market (AIM). It also invests in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary United Kingdom quotation. The Company invests in various sectors, including Industrials, Consumer Services, financials, consumer goods, technology, basic materials, health care, oil & gas and telecommunications. The Company's investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is BlackRock Fund Managers Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)436.94m
- Net income in GBP427.44m
- Incorporated1906
- Employees0.00
- LocationBlackRock Smaller Companies Trust12 Throgmorton AvenueLONDON EC2N 2DLUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 743 3000
- Websitehttps://www.blackrock.com/uk/individual/products/investment-trusts/our-range
Profile
| Management group(s) | BlackRock |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB0006436108 |
| Launch date | 02 May 1906 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve its investment objective the Company invests predominantly in UK smaller companies with securities admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Company may also invest in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary UK quotation.
Managed by
| Roland Arnold |
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Management & contract fees
The management fee will be paid at 0.60% in respect of the first GBP 750m of the total assets of Company less current liabilities, reducing to 0.50% thereafter. The Company will no longer pay a performance fee. The contract is 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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| Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC | 170.55m | 160.66m | 812.17m | 0.00 | 4.93 | 0.8501 | -- | 4.76 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 10.13 | 0.1684 | -- | 99.36 | -- | 15.86 | 10.00 | 15.90 | 10.29 | 95.60 | 92.74 | 94.20 | 90.60 | -- | -- | 0.1296 | 3.29 | 203.26 | 13.37 | 242.21 | 13.36 | -- | -- |
| Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trst PLC | 377.85m | 368.65m | 842.64m | 0.00 | 2.29 | 0.8487 | -- | 2.23 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 5.06 | 13.29 | 0.4179 | -- | 97.50 | -- | 40.77 | 13.22 | 43.52 | 13.99 | 97.76 | 94.49 | 97.57 | 93.92 | -- | -- | 0.0829 | 15.57 | 821.91 | -- | 749.04 | -- | -- | 9.63 |
| VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd | 463.41m | 401.74m | 843.74m | 0.00 | 2.18 | 0.8508 | -- | 1.82 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.70 | 6.00 | 0.5407 | -- | -- | -- | 46.87 | 16.42 | 47.34 | 16.78 | 87.14 | 83.01 | 86.69 | 81.29 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 12.09 | 1,730.49 | 39.34 | 1,171.75 | 41.28 | -- | -- |
| Blackrock Throgmorton Trust PLC | 309.42m | 299.62m | 856.43m | 0.00 | 2.56 | 0.9395 | -- | 2.77 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.33 | 8.83 | 0.4668 | -- | 69.05 | -- | 45.20 | 12.47 | 46.54 | 12.74 | 97.11 | 89.66 | 96.83 | 88.71 | -- | -- | 0.0049 | 14.34 | -40.49 | -0.6352 | -44.42 | -1.33 | -- | 8.77 |
| BMO Commercial Property Trust Ltd | 65.12m | 58.57m | 863.77m | 0.00 | 15.68 | 0.9212 | -- | 13.27 | 0.0733 | 0.0733 | 0.0815 | 1.25 | 0.0497 | -- | 5.23 | -- | 4.47 | 1.03 | 4.55 | 1.05 | 84.95 | 83.48 | 89.94 | 22.39 | -- | -- | 0.2376 | 256.20 | 1.39 | -17.94 | -274.84 | -- | -- | -12.26 |
| The Scottish American Investment Co PLC | 171.00m | 159.12m | 884.78m | 0.00 | 5.14 | 1.02 | -- | 5.17 | 0.9791 | 0.9791 | 1.05 | 4.92 | 0.2058 | -- | 56.33 | -- | 19.15 | 11.54 | 20.31 | 11.61 | 94.68 | 89.45 | 93.05 | 86.77 | -- | -- | 0.1015 | 23.70 | -18.72 | 28.96 | -20.83 | 37.22 | -- | 2.32 |
| JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust PLC | 118.48m | 109.09m | 890.49m | 0.00 | 8.28 | 0.7737 | -- | 7.52 | 0.6876 | 0.6876 | 0.7444 | 7.35 | 0.0928 | -- | 21.01 | -- | 8.54 | 12.02 | 8.56 | 12.08 | 93.75 | 95.21 | 92.07 | 93.77 | -- | -- | 0.1211 | 6.84 | -57.58 | -7.11 | -59.78 | -8.02 | -- | 7.74 |
| Bmo Global Smaller Companies PLC | 299.62m | 292.21m | 898.82m | 0.00 | 3.19 | 0.8768 | -- | 3.00 | 0.5041 | 0.5041 | 0.5201 | 1.84 | 0.3125 | -- | 79.97 | -- | 30.47 | 11.66 | 30.85 | 11.97 | 98.09 | 94.69 | 97.53 | 93.26 | -- | -- | 0.0505 | 9.25 | 414.91 | 67.32 | 388.54 | 76.17 | -- | 10.34 |
| BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc | 436.94m | 427.44m | 908.23m | 0.00 | 2.12 | 0.8165 | -- | 2.08 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 8.95 | 22.78 | 0.4398 | -- | 375.54 | -- | 43.02 | 11.77 | 43.55 | 11.87 | 98.04 | 92.67 | 97.83 | 91.92 | -- | -- | 0.0668 | 15.62 | 26.62 | 31.87 | 28.16 | 35.85 | -- | 13.73 |
| Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc | 177.52m | 167.39m | 923.09m | 0.00 | 5.01 | 0.6872 | -- | 5.20 | 0.4539 | 0.4539 | 0.4533 | 3.31 | 0.1447 | -- | 736.59 | -- | 13.65 | 19.28 | 14.35 | 20.40 | 94.84 | 96.08 | 94.30 | 95.56 | -- | -- | 0.047 | -- | -45.99 | 31.87 | -48.01 | 32.33 | -- | -- |
| Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc | 153.61m | 136.98m | 929.06m | 0.00 | 6.96 | 0.882 | -- | 6.05 | 0.8129 | 0.8129 | 0.9338 | 6.42 | 0.1502 | -- | 20.86 | -- | 13.40 | 10.92 | 13.63 | 11.25 | 94.67 | 93.16 | 89.17 | 89.75 | -- | -- | 0.0023 | 14.80 | 1.01 | -5.03 | -4.50 | -6.48 | -- | 15.35 |
| GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited | 76.92m | 62.36m | 937.57m | 0.00 | 15.01 | 1.02 | -- | 12.19 | 0.0708 | 0.0708 | 0.0873 | 1.04 | 0.0712 | -- | 615.38 | -- | 5.77 | 4.66 | 5.79 | 4.67 | 89.66 | 86.56 | 81.06 | 77.13 | -- | 17.06 | 0.1513 | 132.67 | 380.88 | 3.89 | 8,688.98 | 2.78 | -- | -1.63 |
| Fidelity Special Values PLC | 335.65m | 329.10m | 962.35m | 0.00 | 2.75 | 0.9876 | -- | 2.87 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 3.05 | 0.4345 | -- | 63.36 | -- | 42.60 | 9.33 | 42.92 | 9.48 | 98.37 | 91.74 | 98.05 | 89.55 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 25.54 | 365.59 | 40.94 | 346.17 | 44.58 | -- | 12.51 |
| BB Healthcare Trust PLC | 144.11m | 133.64m | 975.59m | 0.00 | 6.21 | 0.9339 | -- | 6.77 | 0.2743 | 0.2743 | 0.294 | 1.82 | 0.1627 | -- | 502.14 | -- | 15.09 | -- | 15.81 | -- | 94.25 | -- | 92.73 | -- | -- | 336.13 | 0.0247 | -- | 226.53 | -- | 269.15 | -- | -- | -- |
| Law Debenture Corporation plc | 300.01m | 257.91m | 992.50m | 152.00 | 3.71 | 1.16 | 3.83 | 3.31 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.52 | 6.94 | 0.3409 | -- | 27.04 | 1,973,750.00 | 29.31 | 7.20 | 30.22 | 7.37 | 98.06 | 94.22 | 85.97 | 63.84 | -- | 50.09 | 0.1241 | 41.65 | -75.54 | 6.70 | -97.73 | 31.91 | 57.98 | 11.16 |
| Capital Gearing Trust plc | 73.41m | 69.36m | 993.84m | 0.00 | 10.63 | 1.03 | -- | 13.54 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 5.17 | 48.95 | 0.1051 | -- | 20.83 | -- | 9.93 | 5.87 | 10.01 | 5.94 | 95.92 | 92.16 | 94.49 | 89.33 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 17.90 | 2,596.40 | 74.90 | 1,262.00 | 83.08 | -- | -- |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2021 | 5.81m | 11.90% |
| Rathbone Investment Management Ltd.as of 07 May 2021 | 4.61m | 9.44% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2021 | 2.99m | 6.13% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 07 May 2021 | 2.71m | 5.54% |
| Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLPas of 01 Nov 2021 | 2.24m | 4.59% |
| West Yorkshire Pension Fundas of 01 Nov 2021 | 1.56m | 3.19% |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd.as of 07 May 2021 | 1.54m | 3.15% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2021 | 1.42m | 2.91% |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2021 | 1.11m | 2.28% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2021 | 1.07m | 2.19% |
