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About the company
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company is a provider of independent professional services. The Company’s objective is to achieve long-term capital growth in real terms and steadily increasing income. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks and ownership of the IPS business. Its independent professional services include pension trustee executives, outsourced pension services, corporate trust services and corporate services to companies, agencies, organizations and individuals throughout the world. The services are provided through offices in the United Kingdom, Dublin, New York, Delaware, Hong Kong, the Channel Islands and the Cayman Islands. The Company invests in various sectors, including oil and gas, basic materials, industrials, consumer goods, health care, consumer services, telecommunications, financials, technology and others. The Company’s investment portfolio manager is Janus Henderson Global Investors.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)176.04m
- Net income in GBP96.95m
- Incorporated1889
- Employees301.00
- LocationLaw Debenture Corporation8th Floor, 100 BishopsgateLONDON EC2N 4AGUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 606 5451
- Fax+44 207 606 0643
- Websitehttps://www.lawdebenture.com/
Profile
| Management group(s) | Janus Henderson Investors Ltd |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Equity Income |
| ISIN | GB0031429219 |
| Launch date | 12 Dec 1889 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve long term capital growth in real terms and steadily increasing income. The aim is to achieve a higher rate of total return than the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index through investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks and ownership of the IPS business.
Managed by
| Laura Foll, James Henderson |
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Management & contract fees
Management fee is 0.30% p.a. of the NAV of investment trust. No performance fees are paid to the investment manager. The contract is terminable on 6 months notice.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | LWDB:LSE since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Hackwood Secretaries Ltd | 11.51% | -- |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC | 94.39m | 85.45m | 1.13bn | 0.00 | 13.92 | 1.01 | -- | 12.02 | 0.5675 | 0.5675 | 0.6376 | 7.80 | 0.0752 | -- | 6.65 | -- | 6.81 | 11.08 | 6.83 | 11.30 | 91.98 | 93.08 | 90.53 | 92.03 | -- | -- | 0.0963 | 32.26 | -33.13 | -- | -35.12 | -- | -- | 0.1045 |
| Ashmore Group plc | 187.70m | 72.60m | 1.16bn | 283.00 | 15.51 | 1.41 | 14.43 | 6.17 | 0.1047 | 0.1047 | 0.2706 | 1.15 | 0.1977 | -- | 3.00 | 663,250.90 | 8.12 | 13.32 | 9.02 | 15.44 | -- | -- | 41.08 | 54.13 | -- | -- | 0.0072 | 86.39 | 5.06 | -8.40 | 12.48 | -12.10 | 0.00 | 0.2985 |
| Herald Investment Trust plc | 148.81m | 134.30m | 1.16bn | 0.00 | 9.54 | 0.9364 | -- | 7.82 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.77 | 24.88 | 0.119 | -- | 50.68 | -- | 10.74 | 6.60 | 10.75 | 6.61 | 91.33 | 87.42 | 90.25 | 86.09 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 139.90 | -10.13 | 179.08 | -11.11 | -- | -- |
| JPmorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust PLC | 98.01m | 77.94m | 1.18bn | 0.00 | 16.67 | 0.9414 | -- | 12.04 | 0.0702 | 0.0702 | 0.0884 | 1.24 | 0.0725 | -- | 38.43 | -- | 5.76 | 3.45 | 5.77 | 3.45 | 90.81 | 83.72 | 79.53 | 72.91 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 33.98 | 487.62 | -8.85 | 4,539.24 | -10.95 | -- | 6.30 |
| Fidelity Special Values PLC | 219.14m | 205.12m | 1.19bn | 0.00 | 5.80 | 1.04 | -- | 5.41 | 0.6329 | 0.6329 | 0.6762 | 3.53 | 0.2057 | -- | 23.97 | -- | 19.26 | 9.84 | 19.46 | 9.93 | 97.01 | 94.10 | 93.60 | 90.05 | -- | 36.78 | 0.00 | 28.43 | 256.82 | -- | 311.16 | -- | -- | 10.66 |
| Sequoia Economic Infrastrctr Incm Fd Ltd | 96.58m | 79.80m | 1.23bn | 0.00 | 15.96 | 0.8633 | -- | 12.77 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.061 | 0.9255 | 0.0636 | -- | -- | -- | 5.26 | 5.05 | 5.28 | 5.18 | 83.91 | 83.67 | 82.63 | 80.62 | -- | -- | 0.038 | 124.36 | -26.70 | -- | -27.73 | -- | -- | 1.96 |
| Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc | 170.87m | 151.59m | 1.25bn | 0.00 | 8.53 | 0.9214 | -- | 7.33 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 2.03 | 16.67 | 0.119 | -- | 63.44 | -- | 10.56 | 3.49 | 10.56 | 3.54 | 94.21 | 85.18 | 88.72 | 76.31 | -- | 24.42 | 0.0693 | 76.52 | 48.77 | -11.38 | 53.05 | -12.73 | -- | 6.38 |
| Bankers Investment Trust PLC | -6.81m | -21.24m | 1.27bn | 0.00 | -- | 1.03 | -- | -- | -0.0221 | -0.0221 | -0.006 | 1.19 | -0.0046 | -- | -- | -- | -1.43 | 6.80 | -1.43 | 6.84 | -- | 91.51 | -- | 88.07 | -- | -- | 0.0896 | 29.58 | 208.69 | 12.22 | 256.20 | 12.72 | -- | 5.16 |
| Fidelity China Special Situations PLC | 371.46m | 338.01m | 1.28bn | 0.00 | 3.94 | 0.9083 | -- | 3.43 | 0.6589 | 0.6589 | 0.7246 | 2.86 | 0.2794 | -- | 211.72 | -- | 25.43 | 4.86 | 26.10 | 5.09 | 91.62 | 72.57 | 90.99 | 69.96 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 41.72 | 314.48 | -- | 258.35 | -- | -- | 13.49 |
| Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC | 48.98m | 37.23m | 1.30bn | 0.00 | 39.86 | 0.9607 | 68.41 | 26.58 | 0.2296 | 0.2296 | 0.2992 | 9.52 | 0.0306 | -- | 1.11 | -- | 2.33 | 1.83 | 2.36 | 1.84 | 79.11 | 75.93 | 76.02 | 71.95 | -- | -- | 0.0207 | 108.04 | -15.82 | -15.56 | -16.05 | -16.70 | -- | 3.38 |
| Law Debenture Corporation plc | 176.04m | 96.95m | 1.34bn | 301.00 | 13.52 | 1.44 | 13.51 | 7.62 | 0.7413 | 0.7413 | 1.34 | 6.94 | 0.1609 | -- | 6.46 | 584,837.20 | 8.86 | 4.69 | 9.15 | 4.85 | 95.34 | 92.19 | 55.07 | 46.22 | -- | 18.70 | 0.1551 | 81.39 | 32.00 | 1.09 | 29.00 | -5.69 | 65.30 | 5.20 |
| Pantheon International PLC | 143.07m | 90.28m | 1.39bn | 0.00 | 16.22 | 0.624 | -- | 9.74 | 0.193 | 0.193 | 0.3058 | 5.02 | 0.057 | -- | 51.44 | -- | 3.60 | 9.59 | 3.68 | 9.66 | 68.52 | 87.96 | 63.10 | 86.03 | -- | -- | 0.1009 | 0.00 | -3.19 | -18.12 | -25.15 | -30.29 | -- | -- |
| BH Macro Ltd | 170.03m | 42.86m | 1.40bn | 0.00 | 38.31 | 1.01 | -- | 8.23 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.4173 | 3.95 | 0.1132 | -- | 7.02 | -- | 2.85 | 5.99 | 2.87 | 6.11 | 80.61 | 79.10 | 25.21 | 40.87 | -- | 2.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.33 | 18.13 | -12.43 | -0.4175 | -- | -- |
| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC | -185.53m | -209.77m | 1.40bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.888 | -- | -- | -0.4145 | -0.4145 | -0.3575 | 3.40 | -0.0935 | -- | -- | -- | -10.57 | 2.87 | -11.16 | 3.03 | -- | 73.57 | -- | 69.87 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 23.15 | -180.77 | -- | -204.28 | -- | -- | -0.8131 |
| Alpha Group International PLC | 135.60m | 93.02m | 1.42bn | 533.00 | 15.81 | 5.14 | 13.61 | 10.44 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 3.09 | 6.51 | 0.3171 | -- | 19.97 | 254,409.00 | 21.69 | 19.17 | 31.53 | 31.07 | -- | -- | 68.38 | 55.54 | -- | -- | 0.0747 | 10.03 | 22.78 | 30.83 | 4.72 | 55.41 | 20.10 | 52.59 |
| JTC PLC | 305.38m | -7.26m | 1.45bn | 1.93k | -- | 2.67 | 66.79 | 4.76 | -0.0433 | -0.0433 | 1.86 | 3.16 | 0.3173 | -- | 4.63 | 158,640.50 | -0.754 | 2.69 | -0.8479 | 2.93 | -- | -- | -2.38 | 8.43 | 1.31 | 0.1591 | 0.3768 | 85.18 | 18.62 | 25.20 | -133.25 | -- | 22.81 | 18.80 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 May 2025 | 5.11m | 3.86% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 May 2025 | 4.54m | 3.42% |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 01 May 2025 | 3.54m | 2.67% |
| J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 May 2025 | 2.64m | 1.99% |
| Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd.as of 01 May 2025 | 2.01m | 1.52% |
| Hawksmoor Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2025 | 1.64m | 1.24% |
| Walker Crips Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 May 2025 | 1.22m | 0.92% |
| Coutts & Co. (Private Banking)as of 01 May 2025 | 1.21m | 0.91% |
| TrinityBridge Ltd.as of 01 May 2025 | 1.00m | 0.76% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 01 May 2025 | 961.00k | 0.73% |
