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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 63.20 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is BlackRock Smaller Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-06-13), BlackRock Smaller Trust's share price is £14.60. BlackRock Smaller Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was £0.23. Hence, BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 63.20.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BRSC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.82   Med: 64.17   Max: 418.05
Current: 64.16

During the past 13 years, BlackRock Smaller Trust's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 418.05. The lowest was 9.82. And the median was 64.17.

LSE:BRSC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
89.05% of 995 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.71 vs LSE:BRSC: 64.16

BlackRock Smaller Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Feb. 2023 was £-1.10. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.23.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of BlackRock Smaller Trust was -10.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, BlackRock Smaller Trust's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 91.50% per year. The lowest was -31.20% per year. And the median was 22.40% per year.


BlackRock Smaller Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BlackRock Smaller Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

BlackRock Smaller Trust Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 13.83 59.74 64.06

BlackRock Smaller Trust Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 13.83 - 59.74 64.06

Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



BlackRock Smaller Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

BlackRock Smaller Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=14.60/0.231
=63.20

BlackRock Smaller Trust's Share Price of today is £14.60.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. BlackRock Smaller Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was £0.23.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

BlackRock Smaller Trust  (LSE:BRSC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue, Exchange Place One, London, GBR, EC2N 2DL
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller UK quoted companies. The company mainly attracts long-term private and institutional investors wanting to benefit from the growth prospects of smaller companies. It focuses on investing UK smaller companies which are listed on the London Stock Exchange or on the Alternative Investment Market. The firm has adopted a consistent investment process, focusing on good quality growth companies that are trading well and it also considers sector weightings and underlying themes and method of stock selection.

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