BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

LSE:BRSC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£562.9m

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -23.4%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 23.4% per year.

Key information

-23.4%

Earnings growth rate

-23.2%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate-23.4%
Return on equity-0.7%
Net Margin-113.3%
Last Earnings Update28 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:BRSC Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Feb 254-450
30 Nov 24696150
31 Aug 2413412660
31 May 24544750
29 Feb 24-25-3350
30 Nov 23-31-3850
31 Aug 23-37-4450
31 May 23-85-9250
28 Feb 23-133-14160
30 Nov 22-234-24360
31 Aug 22-335-34560
31 May 22-132-14170
28 Feb 22726270
30 Nov 2125524570
31 Aug 2143742770
31 May 2128227360
28 Feb 2112811960
30 Nov 20645560
31 Aug 200-860
31 May 20504260
29 Feb 201019360
30 Nov 19282050
31 Aug 19-46-5350
31 May 19-36-4450
28 Feb 19-26-3450
30 Nov 18393250
31 Aug 181059750
31 May 1812411660
28 Feb 1814413560
30 Nov 1716916160
31 Aug 1719418660
31 May 1716615960
28 Feb 1713813150
30 Nov 16857950
31 Aug 16332740
31 May 16332650
29 Feb 16322650
30 Nov 15504450
31 Aug 15696240
31 May 15332740
28 Feb 15-3-940
30 Nov 14332740
31 Aug 14696340
31 May 141039740

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 23.4% 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 (12.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: BRSC has a negative Return on Equity (-0.69%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/11 10:04
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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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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.