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About the company
The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company carries on the business of an investment trust. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in mainly smaller Asian quoted companies. It invests mainly in the shares of smaller Asian quoted companies, that is, companies with market capitalizations of below US$5,000 million, or the equivalent thereof, at the time of first investment. Its investments in various regions, which include Australasia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Company invests no more than 15% of its total assets in other listed investment companies. It invests in various sectors, such as consumer staples, industrials, consumer discretionary, and materials. Its investment manager is First Sentier Investors (UK) Investment Management Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)-4.35m
- Net income in GBP-7.96m
- Incorporated1995
- Employees0.00
- LocationScottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust Plc10 St. Colme StreetEDINBURGH EH3 6AAUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 131 378 0500
- Fax+44 131 538 6607
- Websitehttps://www.scottishoriental.com/
Profile
| Management group(s) | First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Ltd |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | Asia Pacific Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB00BRBL6574 |
| Launch date | 29 Mar 1995 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve long-term capital growth by investing in mainly smaller Asian quoted companies with market capitalisations of below USD 5,000 m, or the equivalent thereof, at the time of investment.
Managed by
| Sreevardhan Agarwal, Martin Lau |
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Management & contract fees
Annual management fee of 0.75% p.a. on the NAV of the company payable quarterly in arrears. Performance fee is 10% of that portion of the NAV outperformance over the benchmark. Contract is terminable on 1 year 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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| Aurora UK Alpha PLC | 24.22m | 23.01m | 292.69m | 0.00 | 15.94 | 0.9316 | -- | 12.08 | 0.1668 | 0.1668 | 0.2454 | 2.86 | 0.0913 | -- | 32.73 | -- | 8.67 | 3.78 | 8.68 | 3.79 | 100.00 | 96.06 | 95.00 | 86.78 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 34.40 | -117.33 | -- | -120.07 | -- | -- | -7.79 |
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| CVC Income & Growth Ltd | 27.06m | 7.16m | 294.42m | 0.00 | 33.32 | 1.04 | -- | 10.88 | 0.0346 | 0.0346 | 0.1235 | 1.11 | 0.1134 | -- | -- | -- | 3.00 | 1.43 | 3.00 | 1.43 | 98.71 | 98.52 | 26.45 | 18.91 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 391.97 | -15.85 | 23.07 | -35.26 | -- | -- | 12.02 |
| Invesco Global Equity Income Trust PLC | 24.86m | 22.73m | 296.91m | 0.00 | 10.47 | 1.12 | -- | 11.94 | 0.3611 | 0.3611 | 0.3969 | 3.37 | 0.1199 | -- | 16.84 | -- | 10.96 | 9.25 | 11.09 | 9.85 | 94.88 | 94.22 | 91.46 | 90.05 | -- | -- | 0.0123 | 32.39 | -20.46 | -- | -18.93 | -- | -- | 12.17 |
| Octopus Renewables Infrastructr Trst PLC | 2.66m | -4.00m | 297.55m | 0.00 | -- | 0.5671 | -- | 112.03 | -0.0073 | -0.0073 | 0.0048 | 0.9946 | 0.0047 | -- | 0.5215 | -- | -0.7037 | -- | -0.7061 | -- | -99.21 | -- | -150.64 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -6.12 | -- | -7.25 | -- | -- | -- |
| TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fnd Ltd | 30.01m | 27.30m | 305.22m | 0.00 | 9.16 | 1.02 | -- | 10.17 | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0.1063 | 0.8606 | 0.1183 | -- | 5.61 | -- | 10.76 | 8.41 | 11.09 | 8.64 | 93.42 | 91.43 | 90.97 | 87.86 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 99.75 | -28.49 | 18.83 | -30.90 | 20.59 | -- | 3.53 |
| Baillie Gifford European Growth Trst PLC | 19.94m | 16.43m | 311.17m | 0.00 | 19.82 | 0.9496 | -- | 15.61 | 0.0522 | 0.0522 | 0.0584 | 1.09 | 0.0482 | -- | 8.18 | -- | 3.97 | -2.03 | 3.99 | -2.04 | 87.06 | -- | 82.39 | -- | -- | -- | 0.1287 | -- | -60.12 | -30.93 | -64.65 | -33.34 | -- | 15.52 |
| Scottish Oriental Smaller Co's Trust PLC | -4.35m | -7.96m | 314.09m | 0.00 | -- | 0.838 | -- | -- | -0.0685 | -0.0685 | -0.0374 | 3.32 | -0.01 | -- | -- | -- | -1.84 | 9.28 | -1.86 | 9.37 | -- | 91.68 | -- | 78.79 | -- | -- | 0.0725 | 10.30 | -105.47 | -- | -112.81 | -- | -- | 4.75 |
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| CC Japan Income and Growth Trust PLC | 70.19m | 65.62m | 334.13m | 0.00 | 5.09 | 1.03 | -- | 4.76 | 0.487 | 0.487 | 0.5209 | 2.41 | 0.233 | -- | 17.01 | -- | 21.78 | 14.46 | 22.25 | 14.73 | 96.99 | 95.31 | 93.49 | 90.22 | -- | 130.92 | 0.00 | 20.35 | 67.31 | -- | 72.99 | -- | -- | 5.10 |
| Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC | 56.94m | 52.99m | 335.64m | 0.00 | 6.33 | 1.19 | -- | 5.90 | 0.2235 | 0.2235 | 0.24 | 1.19 | 0.2233 | -- | 3,163.06 | -- | 20.78 | -- | 20.81 | -- | 94.90 | 81.82 | 93.06 | 73.71 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 444.62 | -- | 687.53 | -- | -- | -- |
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| Jpmorgan Asia Growth & Income PLC | 53.92m | 50.62m | 341.32m | 0.00 | 6.93 | 1.07 | -- | 6.33 | 0.7313 | 0.7313 | 0.7462 | 4.76 | 0.1617 | -- | 24.52 | -- | 15.18 | 5.06 | 15.40 | 5.09 | 96.46 | 90.67 | 93.88 | 81.83 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 85.28 | 16.77 | 7.44 | 25.29 | 8.29 | -- | 8.36 |
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|---|---|---|
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