Financials Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc

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ASL

GB0000066554

Investment Trusts

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Valuation

Fiscal Period: December 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Capitalization 1 1,031 1,379 1,109 1,288 1,128 1,163
Enterprise Value (EV) 1 1,048 1,392 1,178 1,371 1,202 1,232
P/E ratio -4.82 x 4.64 x -5.08 x 3.53 x -7.3 x 11.8 x
Yield 2.66% 2.08% 2.67% 2.4% 2.95% 3.01%
Capitalization / Revenue -5.12 x 4.41 x -5.34 x 3.37 x -7.91 x 10.1 x
EV / Revenue -5.21 x 4.45 x -5.68 x 3.59 x -8.43 x 10.7 x
EV / EBITDA - - - - - -
EV / FCF -7.8 x 7.43 x -8.79 x 6 x -12.2 x 20 x
FCF Yield -12.8% 13.5% -11.4% 16.7% -8.23% 4.99%
Price to Book 0.89 x 0.98 x 0.97 x 0.87 x 0.9 x 0.9 x
Nbr of stocks (in thousands) 90,580 89,533 88,823 87,948 85,345 84,415
Reference price 2 11.38 15.40 12.48 14.64 13.22 13.78
Announcement Date 2/1/19 2/1/20 2/5/21 2/7/22 1/31/23 2/5/24
1GBP in Million2GBP
Estimates

Income Statement Evolution (Annual data)

Fiscal Period: December 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Net sales 1 -201.3 312.6 -207.6 382.1 -142.6 114.9
EBITDA - - - - - -
EBIT 1 -215.1 300.4 -218.3 368.5 -154.8 103.3
Operating Margin 106.83% 96.11% 105.17% 96.44% 108.6% 89.9%
Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 -215.9 299.5 -219.2 367.5 -156.7 99.13
Net income 1 -215.9 299.5 -219.2 367.5 -156.7 99.04
Net margin 107.23% 95.81% 105.58% 96.19% 109.91% 86.17%
EPS 2 -2.359 3.322 -2.455 4.152 -1.810 1.168
Free Cash Flow 1 -134.4 187.5 -134 228.5 -98.88 61.51
FCF margin 66.75% 59.97% 64.56% 59.8% 69.36% 53.51%
FCF Conversion (EBITDA) - - - - - -
FCF Conversion (Net income) - 62.59% - 62.16% - 62.11%
Dividend per Share 2 0.3025 0.3200 0.3330 0.3520 0.3900 0.4150
Announcement Date 2/1/19 2/1/20 2/5/21 2/7/22 1/31/23 2/5/24
1GBP in Million2GBP
Estimates

Balance Sheet Analysis

Fiscal Period: December 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Net Debt 1 17.4 13.5 69.9 83 73.3 69.1
Net Cash position 1 - - - - - -
Leverage (Debt/EBITDA) - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow 1 -134 187 -134 228 -98.9 61.5
ROE (net income / shareholders' equity) -16.7% 23.4% -17.2% 28.1% -11.5% 7.77%
ROA (Net income/ Total Assets) -10.3% 14.5% -10.3% 16.6% -6.71% 4.79%
Assets 1 2,101 2,066 2,122 2,220 2,337 2,067
Book Value Per Share 2 12.70 15.70 12.90 16.70 14.70 15.40
Cash Flow per Share 2 0 0 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0300
Capex - - - - - -
Capex / Sales - - - - - -
Announcement Date 2/1/19 2/1/20 2/5/21 2/7/22 1/31/23 2/5/24
1GBP in Million2GBP
Estimates

EPS & Dividend

Year-on-year evolution of the PER

Change in Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
1
Last Close Price
14.12
Average target price
-
Consensus
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