BSC Stock Overview
A venture capital trust specializing in emerging growth, growth capital, acquisition funding, and development funding. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 1/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£0.54 |
| 52 Week High | UK£0.57 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£0.51 |
| Beta | 0.071 |
| 1 Month Change | 1.90% |
| 3 Month Change | 1.90% |
| 1 Year Change | -5.31% |
| 3 Year Change | -6.14% |
| 5 Year Change | 21.04% |
| Change since IPO | -46.50% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| BSC | GB Capital Markets | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | -3.1% | -6.3% |
| 1Y | -5.3% | 13.3% | -2.8% |
Return vs Industry: BSC underperformed the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 7.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BSC matched the UK Market which returned -6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BSC volatility | |
|---|---|
| BSC Average Weekly Movement | 0.9% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 4.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: BSC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: BSC's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | n/a | n/a | yfmep.com/growth_funds/british-smaller-companies-vct2-plc/ |
British Smaller Companies VCT 2 plc is a venture capital trust specializing in emerging growth, growth capital, acquisition funding, and development funding. It is an evergreen fund. The fund invests in a range of securities which may include ordinary and preference shares and fixed income securities, such as corporate bonds and gilts in VCT qualifying and non-qualifying securities.
British Smaller Companies VCT 2 plc Fundamentals Summary
| BSC fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£176.96m |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£2.61m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£6.68m |
67.8x
P/E Ratio26.5x
P/S RatioIs BSC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BSC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£6.68m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£0 |
| Gross Profit | UK£6.68m |
| Other Expenses | UK£4.07m |
| Earnings | UK£2.61m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.0079 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 39.10% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did BSC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
5.6%
Current Dividend Yield314%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/11 23:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
British Smaller Companies VCT 2 plc is covered by 0 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.