Aberforth Smaller Trust (LSE:ASL) Risk Assessment


LSE:ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC LSE:ASL
55 GF Score
Price £16.92
GF Value £13.48
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Aberforth Smaller Trust Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Aberforth Smaller Trust is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

Aberforth Smaller Trust  (LSE:ASL) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Aberforth Smaller Trust Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:ASL vs BLK, BX, KKR: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberforth Smaller Trust's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Aberforth Smaller Trust Risk Assessment vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberforth Smaller Trust's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberforth Smaller Trust's Risk Assessment falls into.


LSE:ASL
55GF Score
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC LSE:ASL
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Is Aberforth Smaller Trust (LSE:ASL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Aberforth Smaller Trust stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £16.92 is trading 25.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of £13.48. GuruFocus considers Aberforth Smaller Trust to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:ASL:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £13.48 vs. price of £16.92 (25.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:ASL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Aberforth Smaller Trust Business Description

Address 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh, GBR, EH3 7NS
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a UK based closed-ended investment trust. Its objective is to achieve a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than that of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies) over the long term. The Company also aims to achieve its objective by investing in small United Kingdom quoted companies. It invests in various sectors, such as technology, telecommunications, health care, financials, real estate, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials, basic materials and energy.
55GF Score

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£16.92
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£13.48
GF Value