BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Past Earnings Performance
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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -24%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 14.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 23.7% per year.
Key information
-24.0%
Earnings growth rate
-24.0%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 16.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | -23.7% |
| Return on equity | -6.5% |
| Net Margin | 119.9% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Aug 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 23 | -37 | -44 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 May 23 | -85 | -92 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 23 | -133 | -141 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 22 | -234 | -243 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 22 | -335 | -345 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 22 | -132 | -141 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 22 | 72 | 62 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 21 | 255 | 245 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 21 | 437 | 427 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 May 21 | 282 | 273 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 21 | 128 | 119 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 20 | 64 | 55 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 20 | 0 | -8 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 20 | 50 | 42 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 Feb 20 | 101 | 93 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 19 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 19 | -46 | -53 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 May 19 | -36 | -44 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 19 | -26 | -34 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 18 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 18 | 105 | 97 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 May 18 | 124 | 116 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 18 | 144 | 135 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 17 | 169 | 161 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 17 | 194 | 186 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 May 17 | 166 | 159 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 17 | 138 | 131 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 16 | 85 | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 16 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 May 16 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 Feb 16 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 15 | 50 | 44 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 15 | 69 | 62 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 May 15 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 15 | -3 | -9 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 14 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 14 | 69 | 63 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 May 14 | 103 | 97 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 14 | 138 | 132 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 13 | 125 | 119 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 13 | 112 | 107 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 May 13 | 85 | 80 | 3 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: BRSC is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: BRSC is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BRSC is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 24% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BRSC's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: BRSC is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (-12.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BRSC has a negative Return on Equity (-6.46%), as it is currently unprofitable.