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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust BATS-CHIXE:BRSCl Stock Report

Last Price

UK£13.14

Market Cap

UK£562.9m

7D

2.3%

1Y

-9.0%

Updated

12 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

BATS-CHIXE:BRSCl Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£562.9m

BRSCl Stock Overview

A closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock Fund Managers Limited. More details

BRSCl fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£13.14
52 Week HighUK£16.16
52 Week LowUK£10.85
Beta0.88
1 Month Change14.26%
3 Month Change-2.09%
1 Year Change-9.00%
3 Year Change-8.24%
5 Year Change13.28%
Change since IPO41.52%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

BRSClGB Capital MarketsGB Market
7D2.3%-0.6%-0.3%
1Y-9.0%18.6%-0.4%

Return vs Industry: BRSCl underperformed the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 19% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BRSCl underperformed the UK Market which returned -0.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BRSCl's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BRSCl volatility
BRSCl Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement4.9%
Market Average Movement5.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.1%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: BRSCl has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: BRSCl's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1906n/an/awww.blackrock.com/uk/individual/investment-ideas/investment-trust/blackrock-smaller-companies-trust

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock Fund Managers Limited. The fund is managed by BlackRock Investment Managers (UK) Limited. It invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom.

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc Fundamentals Summary

How do BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BRSCl fundamental statistics
Market capUK£562.95m
Earnings (TTM)-UK£4.27m
Revenue (TTM)UK£3.77m

149.5x

P/S Ratio

-131.9x

P/E Ratio

Is BRSCl overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BRSCl income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£3.77m
Cost of RevenueUK£0
Gross ProfitUK£3.77m
Other ExpensesUK£8.03m
Earnings-UK£4.27m

Last Reported Earnings

Feb 28, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.099
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin-113.33%
Debt/Equity Ratio12.8%

How did BRSCl perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.4%

Current Dividend Yield

-483%

Payout Ratio

Does BRSCl pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BRSCl by to receive an upcoming dividend?
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 15 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 26 2025
Days until Ex dividend3 days
Days until Dividend pay date45 days

Does BRSCl pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/12 09:08
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/02/28
Annual Earnings2025/02/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen PetersCharles Stanley & Co. Ltd.