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Global Smaller Companies Trust GSCT.L · GBp

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186.00p

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in pence

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At a glance

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FY2026

Net income

£146.8m

FY2017FY2026

Total assets

£872.6m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

£820.1m

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating income£148.9m−£41.5m£70.1m−£38.6m−£8.5m£329.0m−£113.0m£32.4m£72.1m£167.8m
Net income£146.8m−£42.6m£67.6m−£39.8m−£9.3m£328.3m−£113.8m£31.4m£71.4m£167.2m
Diluted earnings per share0.35-0.100.14-0.08-0.020.57-0.190.050.120.27

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets£872.6m£790.9m£928.0m£915.4m£1.00bn£1.06bn£765.0m£907.3m£880.3m£775.8m
Cash and short-term investments£19.2m£12.5m£11.0m£2.3m£13.4m£6.9m£41.0m£12.1m£7.5m£10.1m
Total liabilities£52.6m£54.1m£57.9m£55.9m£58.7m£51.6m£38.5m£52.7m£53.5m£42.5m
Debt£50.7m£51.0m£51.5m£52.0m£54.8m£43.5m£35.0m£34.1m£45.9m£34.7m
Shareholders' equity£820.1m£736.8m£870.1m£859.4m£945.3m£1.01bn£726.5m£854.6m£826.8m£733.3m
Shares outstanding418m442m482m520m542m573m596m605m599m613m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Apr 2026Oct 2025Apr 2025Oct 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023Jul 2023
Operating income£34.7m£115.0m−£61.3m£20.9m£126.2m£63.1m−£57.7m−£28.0m
Net income£33.1m£113.6m−£62.3m£19.7m£125.3m£62.6m£514.2m−£28.9m
Diluted earnings per share0.080.26-0.140.040.260.130.99-0.06
Total assets£872.6m£877.9m£790.9m£935.4m£928.0m£928.0m£831.1m£831.1m
Cash and short-term investments£19.2m£15.5m£12.5m£9.7m£11.0m£11.0m£15.8m£15.8m
Debt£15.7m£16.2m£16.1m£16.2m£16.5m£16.5m£17.0m£17.0m
Shareholders' equity£820.1m£821.5m£736.8m£835.6m£870.1m£870.1m£777.8m£777.8m

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue—-14.1%22.4%
Operating income—-14.7%22.3%
Net income—-14.9%22.5%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin92.4%90.0%96.4%96.7%
Net margin89.7%85.5%94.6%94.9%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings5.3-18.411.6-19.3-84.23.0-7.627.910.35.1
Price to sales5.0-20.610.4-20.5-103.63.0-7.726.410.15.0

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 37 years. Last went ex-dividend on 6 Aug 2026.

FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year0.0250.030.0280.0240.0190.0180.0170.017
  • 10-for-1 split · 31 Oct 2019
  • 1-to-1 reverse split · 9 Dec 2005

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