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About the company
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company’s primary activity is portfolio investment. The Company’s investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom quoted companies, which are listed on the London Stock Exchange or on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The Company is focused on investing in various sectors, including oil & gas, basic materials, industrials, consumer goods, health care, consumer services, financials, technology and utilities. BlackRock Fund Managers Limited is the alternative investment manager of the Company. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited is the investment manager of the Company.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)127.73m
- Net income in GBP119.29m
- 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) | -- |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB0006436108 |
| Launch date | 02 May 1906 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | -- |
| 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 or AIM. 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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| Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trst PLC | 377.85m | 368.65m | 908.37m | 0.00 | 2.46 | 0.9149 | -- | 2.40 | 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 |
| Bmo Global Smaller Companies PLC | 334.94m | 328.34m | 927.75m | 0.00 | 2.95 | 0.9439 | -- | 2.77 | 0.5607 | 0.5607 | 0.5688 | 1.75 | 0.3672 | -- | 79.75 | -- | 36.00 | 11.66 | 36.40 | 11.97 | 98.50 | 94.69 | 98.03 | 93.26 | -- | -- | 0.0414 | 9.25 | 414.91 | 67.32 | 388.54 | 76.17 | -- | 10.34 |
| Law Debenture Corporation plc | 300.01m | 257.91m | 934.14m | 152.00 | 3.51 | 1.10 | 3.61 | 3.11 | 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 |
| Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC | 170.55m | 160.66m | 934.79m | 0.00 | 5.67 | 0.9784 | -- | 5.48 | 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 | -- | -- |
| Fidelity Special Values PLC | 57.29m | 50.96m | 939.99m | 0.00 | 17.42 | 1.23 | -- | 16.41 | 0.1722 | 0.1722 | 0.197 | 2.44 | 0.0803 | -- | 14.39 | -- | 7.14 | 1.50 | 7.27 | 1.53 | 90.94 | 64.92 | 88.96 | 55.36 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 146.54 | -342.71 | -- | -269.89 | -- | -- | 11.60 |
| BH Macro Ltd | 53.39m | 84.05m | 945.95m | 0.00 | 7.14 | 1.08 | -- | 17.72 | 4.96 | 4.96 | 3.14 | 32.80 | 0.1002 | -- | 2.16 | -- | 15.77 | 3.66 | 16.91 | 3.71 | 80.51 | 76.99 | 157.43 | 30.87 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 103.52 | 36.95 | 205.29 | -- | -- | -- |
| Blackrock Throgmorton Trust PLC | 309.42m | 299.62m | 946.26m | 0.00 | 2.92 | 1.07 | -- | 3.06 | 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 |
| Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc | 427.96m | 414.57m | 965.62m | 0.00 | 2.37 | 0.8756 | -- | 2.26 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.56 | 6.70 | 0.456 | -- | 64.70 | -- | 44.17 | 13.47 | 45.12 | 13.97 | 98.19 | 94.16 | 96.87 | 92.64 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 11.79 | 624.31 | -- | 965.41 | -- | -- | 13.75 |
| Biopharma Credit PLC | 82.40m | 67.42m | 969.89m | 0.00 | 14.38 | 0.976 | -- | 11.77 | 0.0677 | 0.0677 | 0.0828 | 0.998 | 0.0816 | -- | 7.83 | -- | 6.68 | -- | 6.76 | -- | 83.60 | -- | 81.82 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -27.10 | -- | -27.13 | -- | -- | -- |
| BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc | 127.73m | 119.29m | 975.62m | 0.00 | 8.18 | 1.12 | -- | 7.64 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.62 | 17.84 | 0.1401 | -- | 22.11 | -- | 13.08 | 11.77 | 13.19 | 11.87 | 94.22 | 92.67 | 93.40 | 91.92 | -- | -- | 0.0933 | 15.62 | 26.62 | 31.87 | 28.16 | 35.85 | -- | 13.73 |
| Fidelity Emerging Markets Ltd | 180.89m | 167.83m | 1.01bn | 0.00 | 6.01 | 0.8665 | -- | 5.58 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 9.59 | 0.1653 | -- | 25.26 | -- | 15.34 | 3.36 | 15.42 | 3.38 | 94.91 | 77.78 | 92.78 | 68.02 | -- | 173.70 | 0.00 | 39.76 | -146.45 | -- | -196.86 | -- | -- | -- |
| SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC | 37.83m | 32.41m | 1.03bn | 0.00 | 15.69 | 1.12 | -- | 27.22 | 0.0727 | 0.0727 | 0.0810 | 1.02 | 0.0743 | -- | 33.77 | -- | 6.36 | -- | 6.37 | -- | 88.90 | -- | 85.65 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 160.92 | -- | 179.06 | -- | -- | -- |
| AVI Global Trust PLC | 448.08m | 442.23m | 1.03bn | 0.00 | 2.45 | 0.9826 | -- | 2.31 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.22 | 10.38 | 0.4484 | -- | 137.60 | -- | 44.25 | 9.34 | 46.04 | 9.48 | 97.99 | 90.10 | 98.69 | 87.78 | -- | -- | 0.0958 | 18.15 | -74.13 | -- | -108.11 | -- | -- | 7.12 |
| Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC | 305.53m | 299.82m | 1.04bn | 0.00 | 3.08 | 1.14 | -- | 3.39 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 2.96 | 0.4274 | -- | 125.22 | -- | 41.94 | -- | 42.75 | -- | 98.46 | -- | 98.13 | -- | -- | 748.86 | 0.0189 | -- | 116.18 | -- | 116.97 | -- | -- | -- |
| JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust PLC | 350.34m | 341.50m | 1.04bn | 0.00 | 3.13 | 0.9944 | -- | 2.96 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.19 | 6.68 | 0.3323 | -- | 89.17 | -- | 32.40 | 15.19 | 32.61 | 15.33 | 98.02 | 96.06 | 97.48 | 94.80 | -- | -- | 0.1284 | 5.86 | 1,553.45 | 33.99 | 1,111.65 | 35.38 | -- | 12.74 |
| Murray Income Trust plc | 167.30m | 161.22m | 1.04bn | 0.00 | 5.48 | 0.9502 | -- | 6.21 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.71 | 9.35 | 0.1861 | -- | 25.35 | -- | 17.94 | 8.46 | 18.11 | 8.74 | 97.40 | 93.90 | 96.36 | 91.38 | -- | -- | 0.0978 | 39.86 | 782.44 | 39.31 | 640.71 | 42.81 | -- | 1.36 |
| 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 02 Aug 2021 | 2.92m | 5.99% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 07 May 2021 | 2.71m | 5.54% |
| Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLPas of 02 Aug 2021 | 2.21m | 4.53% |
| West Yorkshire Pension Fundas of 02 Aug 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 02 Aug 2021 | 1.43m | 2.94% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Aug 2021 | 1.34m | 2.75% |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Aug 2021 | 1.10m | 2.26% |
