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About the company
The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment objective is to seek capital growth by investing in smaller and medium sized companies which are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe (excluding the United Kingdom). The Company maintains a diversified portfolio and shall not invest more than 7% of its total assets in any holdings. The Company invests approximately 15% of its gross assets in investment companies, including listed investment trusts. The Company invests in equities and other investments for the long term to secure its investment objective. It invests in a various sector, such as industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, technology, utilities, health care, energy, telecommunications, real estate and basic materials. The Company’s alternative investment fund manager is Janus Henderson Fund Management UK Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)97.52m
- Net income in GBP84.90m
- Incorporated1990
- Employees0.00
- LocationThe European Smaller Companies Trust PLC201 BishopsgateLONDON EC2M 3AEUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 818 1818
- Fax+44 207 818 1819
- Websitehttps://www.janushenderson.com/en-gb/investor/product/european-smaller-companies-trust-plc/
Profile
| Management group(s) | Janus Henderson Investors Ltd |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | European Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB00BMCF8689 |
| Launch date | 06 Sep 1990 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The Company seeks capital growth by investing in smaller and medium sized companies which are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe (ex UK).
Managed by
| Ollie Beckett, Rory Stokes, Julia Scheufler |
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Management & contract fees
Management fee is 0.55% of net assets up to GBP 800m and 0.45% thereafter. The Performance fee is calculated as 15% of the outperformance above the benchmark. The Agreement is terminable on six months notice.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Molten Ventures PLC | 2.70m | -5.90m | 599.33m | 55.00 | -- | 0.5115 | -- | 221.97 | -0.0585 | -0.0585 | 0.0131 | 6.37 | 0.0021 | -- | 0.7013 | 49,090.91 | -0.4536 | 5.83 | -0.4564 | 5.88 | -- | -- | -218.52 | 76.02 | -- | -2.37 | 0.0912 | 0.00 | 78.01 | -- | 83.32 | -- | -- | -- |
| Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trst PLC | 100.37m | 93.35m | 605.50m | 0.00 | 6.58 | 0.8205 | -- | 6.03 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 10.03 | 0.1231 | -- | 62.99 | -- | 11.45 | 2.86 | 12.26 | 3.05 | 93.64 | 81.05 | 93.00 | 78.87 | -- | -- | 0.1237 | 75.61 | 197.57 | -- | 185.41 | -- | -- | 3.26 |
| Partners Group Private Equity Ltd | 51.41m | 19.24m | 606.55m | 1.95k | 31.35 | 0.7267 | -- | 11.80 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.8904 | 14.38 | 0.0576 | -- | 10.21 | 31,559.71 | 2.16 | 8.34 | 2.29 | 8.87 | -- | -- | 37.44 | 63.43 | -- | 15.34 | 0.00 | 46.15 | -5.66 | -12.05 | 205.67 | -18.21 | -- | 5.45 |
| Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC | -19.04m | -30.45m | 610.56m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9271 | -- | -- | -0.0424 | -0.0424 | -0.0378 | 1.50 | -0.0232 | -- | -- | -- | -3.71 | 2.86 | -3.88 | 3.10 | -- | 78.16 | -- | 68.93 | -- | -9.65 | 0.0167 | 116.21 | -290.64 | -- | -192.19 | -- | -- | 8.41 |
| Brunner Investment Trust Plc | 109.30m | 103.52m | 614.78m | 0.00 | 6.00 | 1.05 | -- | 5.62 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.56 | 13.86 | 0.1918 | -- | -- | -- | 18.16 | 8.65 | 18.16 | 8.84 | 96.41 | 93.46 | 94.71 | 89.72 | -- | -- | 0.0407 | 21.03 | 424.95 | 26.96 | 1,021.62 | -- | -- | 4.58 |
| Syncona Ltd | 5.65m | -17.55m | 626.56m | 0.00 | -- | 0.5606 | -- | 110.88 | -0.0294 | -0.0294 | 0.0086 | 1.79 | 0.0048 | -- | 0.7574 | -- | -1.49 | -2.82 | -1.49 | -2.85 | -- | -- | -310.53 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 177.28 | -41.24 | 106.76 | -60.84 | -- | -- |
| GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd | 36.08m | 15.07m | 628.44m | 0.00 | 42.05 | 0.6755 | -- | 17.42 | 0.0173 | 0.0173 | 0.0413 | 1.08 | 0.0331 | -- | 226.18 | -- | 1.38 | 5.30 | 1.57 | 5.37 | 76.50 | 88.22 | 41.78 | 77.43 | -- | 2.57 | 0.0919 | 109.08 | -67.17 | -9.98 | -77.98 | -15.89 | -- | -1.63 |
| VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd | 79.44m | 58.01m | 629.20m | 0.00 | 11.66 | 0.7373 | -- | 7.92 | 0.3739 | 0.3739 | 0.509 | 5.91 | 0.0867 | -- | -- | -- | 6.33 | 7.41 | 6.43 | 7.52 | 76.91 | 78.03 | 73.03 | 73.40 | -- | 121.91 | 0.00 | 25.95 | 1,865.24 | 58.56 | 585.43 | -- | -- | 4.94 |
| BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc | 133.64m | 125.78m | 640.53m | 0.00 | 5.14 | 0.8346 | -- | 4.79 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.80 | 16.34 | 0.1657 | -- | 37.91 | -- | 15.60 | 2.28 | 15.80 | 2.32 | 94.80 | 73.75 | 94.12 | 70.80 | -- | -- | 0.0938 | 87.58 | 80.87 | -- | 76.76 | -- | -- | 6.13 |
| Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd | 125.47m | 110.40m | 644.62m | 0.00 | 6.15 | 0.9495 | -- | 5.14 | 0.4473 | 0.4473 | 0.5072 | 2.90 | 0.1742 | -- | 24.39 | -- | 15.33 | 6.38 | 16.37 | 6.80 | 90.44 | 85.89 | 87.99 | 80.38 | -- | -- | 0.0515 | 60.99 | 906.77 | 30.97 | 526.06 | 36.09 | -- | 3.51 |
| Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Ltd | 99.86m | 80.30m | 646.08m | 0.00 | 8.05 | 0.6992 | -- | 6.47 | 0.1044 | 0.1044 | 0.1296 | 1.20 | 0.1008 | -- | 6.29 | -- | 8.11 | -- | 8.94 | -- | 91.60 | -- | 80.41 | -- | -- | 9.47 | 0.1462 | -- | 27.95 | -- | -1.09 | -- | -- | -- |
| Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc | -75.55m | -87.03m | 648.57m | 0.00 | -- | 1.09 | -- | -- | -0.2232 | -0.2232 | -0.1953 | 1.61 | -0.0985 | -- | -- | -- | -11.34 | -4.46 | -13.11 | -4.84 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 67.93 | -- | 66.33 | -- | -- | -- |
| European Smaller Companies Trust PLC | 97.52m | 84.90m | 650.28m | 0.00 | 7.83 | 0.8268 | -- | 6.67 | 0.2123 | 0.2123 | 0.2438 | 2.01 | 0.1124 | -- | 13.08 | -- | 9.79 | 9.31 | 11.05 | 10.44 | 89.36 | 88.44 | 87.06 | 85.51 | -- | -- | 0.1015 | 22.11 | -19.59 | -- | -18.67 | -- | -- | 11.78 |
| Asia Dragon Trust PLC | -36.25m | -46.86m | 660.60m | 0.00 | -- | 1.01 | -- | -- | -0.4243 | -0.4243 | -0.2786 | 4.20 | -0.0533 | -- | -- | -- | -6.89 | 0.5553 | -7.44 | 0.5826 | -- | 63.44 | -- | 32.25 | -- | -17.66 | 0.0806 | 187.65 | -77.24 | -- | -71.42 | -- | -- | 10.53 |
| JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust plc | 142.43m | 114.31m | 681.64m | 0.00 | 6.64 | 0.9219 | -- | 4.79 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.95 | 11.24 | 0.1832 | -- | 70.18 | -- | 14.70 | 6.70 | 14.71 | 6.72 | 96.46 | 94.76 | 80.26 | 83.41 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | -53.96 | -- | -93.30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Apax Global Alpha Ltd | 13.63m | 2.89m | 694.51m | 0.00 | 244.34 | 0.6848 | -- | 50.97 | 0.0059 | 0.0059 | 0.0278 | 2.10 | 0.0128 | -- | 4.58 | -- | 0.2715 | 10.54 | 0.2731 | 10.66 | 78.04 | -- | 21.24 | 90.78 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 48.74 | 169.88 | -0.9873 | 148.60 | -3.81 | -- | 6.83 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
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| Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 14 Nov 2024 | 17.43m | 4.43% |
| Lazard Asset Management LLCas of 09 Jan 2020 | 10.09m | 2.56% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 06 Jan 2020 | 9.74m | 2.47% |
| UBS Financial Services, Inc.as of 01 Sep 2024 | 8.24m | 2.09% |
| JPMorgan Securities Plc (Market-Maker)as of 01 Sep 2024 | 8.00m | 2.03% |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 01 Sep 2024 | 7.74m | 1.97% |
| J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 Sep 2024 | 6.62m | 1.68% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Sep 2024 | 6.56m | 1.67% |
