Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc

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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc

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  • Price (GBX)1,668.00
  • Today's Change14.00 / 0.85%
  • Shares traded107.52k
  • 1 Year change+18.80%
  • Beta1.4234
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Year on year Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc's revenues fell -33.22% from 170.87m to 114.11m. This along with an increase in the cost of goods sold expense has contributed to a reduction in net income from 151.59m to 96.24m, a -36.52% decrease.
Gross margin91.38%
Net profit margin84.33%
Operating margin88.30%
Return on assets6.48%
Return on equity6.90%
Return on investment6.65%
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Cash flow in GBPView more

In 2025, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc increased its cash reserves by 281.10%, or 3.79m. Cash Flow from Investing totalled 91.59m, indicating this company earned more from the sale of existing assets than it spent on the purchase of new assets. In addition the company generated 47.45m in cash from operations while cash used for financing totalled 135.25m.
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Price/Cash flow per share--
Book value per share17.45
Tangible book value per share17.45
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Balance sheet in GBPView more

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc has a Debt to Total Capital ratio of 5.13%, a lower figure than the previous year's 7.44%.
Current ratio0.1215
Quick ratio--
Total debt/total equity0.054
Total debt/total capital0.0513
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Growth rates in GBP

Year on year, growth in dividends per share increased 7.34% while earnings per share excluding extraordinary items fell by -34.53%. 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 is in-line with the industry average relative to its peers.
Div yield(5 year avg)2.91%
Div growth rate (5 year)7.04%
Payout ratio (TTM)48.96%
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EPS (TTM) vs
TTM 1 year ago
-34.73
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