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Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust BRSC.L · GBp

N/A · LSE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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At a glance

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FY2026

Revenue

£67.2m

FY2017FY2026

Net income

£60.2m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

£106.7m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

£603.8m

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue£67.2m−£848,000−£25.4m−£139.8m£63.0m£120.5m£94.0m−£33.2m£136.1m£131.5m
Operating income£62.1m−£4.2m−£30.7m−£138.3m£65.2m£122.0m£95.3m−£31.6m£137.6m£132.5m
Net income£60.2m−£4.3m−£32.7m−£140.7m£62.1m£119.3m£93.1m−£33.9m£135.4m£130.9m
Diluted earnings per share0.27-0.02-0.14-2.921.272.441.91-0.702.832.73

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets£681.3m£706.4m£770.1m£836.6m£1.04bn£968.3m£855.1m£721.2m£808.5m£649.8m
Cash and short-term investments£36.1m—£28,000£23.5m£72.5m£12.1m£39.3m£11.7m£13.8m£29,000
Total liabilities£77.5m£91.6m£83.9m£78.0m£118.6m£97.0m£87.2m£47.2m£87.1m£52.8m
Debt£69.8m£78.8m£77.4m£69.5m£109.5m£89.6m£79.5m£42.2m£74.7m£49.9m
Shareholders' equity£603.8m£614.8m£686.2m£758.5m£917.1m£871.3m£767.9m£674.1m£721.4m£597.1m
Shares outstanding227m214m236m48m49m49m49m48m48m48m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations£120.3m£66.0m£10.0m£11.3m£59.5m−£18.8m−£8.5m£46.2m£2.0m−£11.5m
Capital spending−£13.6m—————————
Free cash flow£106.7m£66.0m£10.0m£11.3m£59.5m−£18.8m−£8.5m£46.2m£2.0m−£11.5m
Dividends paid−£18.7m−£20.0m−£19.6m−£17.8m−£16.4m−£15.9m−£15.3m−£13.4m−£11.0m−£8.9m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026Feb 2026Aug 2025Feb 2025Aug 2024Feb 2024Nov 2023Aug 2023
Revenue£25.9m£50.8m£16.3m−£104.3m£103.5m£30.2m£15.1m−£55.5m
Operating income£25.3m£48.2m£13.8m−£104.7m£100.5m£27.5m£13.8m−£57.8m
Net income£24.3m£47.3m£12.9m−£103.5m£99.2m£26.6m£13.3m−£59.3m
Diluted earnings per share0.110.210.06-0.480.420.110.28-1.23
Cash from operations£10.0m£9.0m£91.0m£51.0m£14.0m£16.0m£8.0m−£6.0m
Capital spending—−£9.0m——————
Free cash flow—£0——————
Total assets£829.4m£681.3m£664.4m£706.4m£856.3m£770.1m£770.1m£756.7m
Cash and short-term investments—£36.1m£40.5m——£28,000£28,000£644,000
Debt£19.2m£262,000£168,000—£10.1m£7.9m£7.9m—
Shareholders' equity£732.1m£603.8m£587.6m£614.8m£769.7m£686.2m£686.2m£683.6m

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue—-11.0%9.8%
Operating income—-12.6%8.5%
Net income—-12.8%8.9%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin87.3%112.4%89.9%99.5%
Net margin84.4%118.9%75.5%94.4%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings10.2-131.2-19.8-0.92.11.71.8-4.90.80.9
Price to sales9.1-660.2-25.5-0.92.11.71.8-5.00.80.9

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 36 years. Last went ex-dividend on 30 Jul 2026.

FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year0.0790.0890.0850.0810.0730.0670.0650.064

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