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Aberforth Smaller Companies Company Financial Information

 Company name: Aberfth.Smll.Co
 EPIC: ASL Trading Currency: GBX
 Market Sector: 25FS ISIN: GB0000066554
 Market Segment: STMM Share Type: DE
 WWW Address: http://www.aberforth.co.uk Description: ORD 1P
 Industry Sector: EQUITY INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
 Price Price Change [%] Bid Ask Open High Low Volume
 530.00 mages.advfn.com/imagesnew/2/us/down -5.0 [-0.93] 530.00 532.00 536.00 537.00 526.00 117,808
 Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
 513.57 96.90 1.23 22.75 19.00 23.30 3.58 595.00 - 308.00

Aberforth Smaller Companies Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.513.57m
Shares In Issue96.90m
Prev. Close535.00
PE Ratio23.30 
Dividend Yield3.58%
EPS - basic22.75p
Dividend PS19.00p
Dividend Cover1.20 
Cash Flow PS32.53p
Return On Equity (ROE)5.24%
Operating Margin-%
PEG Factor0.98 
EPS Growth Rate23.78%
Dividends PS Growth Rate3.37%
Net Debt42.59m
Gross Gearing9.13%
Quick Assets2.28m
Net Working Capital-40.31m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets-%
Turnover PS-p
Pre-Tax Profit PS22.95p
Retained Profit PS6.23p
Cash PS-p
Net Cash PS-43.95p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *437.68p
Net Asset Value PS437.68p
Spread2.00 (0.38%) 

Aberforth Smaller Companies Balance Sheet

LSE:ASL:Liabilities+EQLSE:ASL:Assets

Aberforth Smaller Companies Share Price

Sample Period HighLow
1 week542.00526.00
4 weeks561.00515.00
12 weeks595.00500.00
1 year595.00308.00

Aberforth Smaller Companies Share Price (5 years)

Aberforth Smaller Companies Historic Returns

Giorni da oggi OpenChange%Open Avg.Avg. Daily Vol [m]Total Vol [m]VWAP
1 week526.004.000.76535.200.13-535.20
4 weeks559.50-29.50-5.27531.200.15-529.50
12 weeks529.500.500.09549.690.15-548.20
26 weeks464.7565.2514.04512.300.13-515.86
1 year313.00217.0069.33447.680.14-448.13
3 years711.50-181.50-25.51573.410.18-590.41
5 years492.0038.007.72583.980.18-590.83

Aberforth Smaller Companies Key Management Ratios

Aberforth Smaller Companies Investment Ratios

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio1.49 
PE Ratio23.30 
Tobin's Q Ratio 0.85 
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)0.85 
Dividend Yield3.58%
Market-to-Book Ratio1.21 
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS23.09 
Price-to-Retained Profit PS85.11 
Price-to-Cash Flow PS16.29 
Price-to-Sales PS- 
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS1.21 
Price-to-Cash PS- 
Net Working Capital PS-41.60 
Price Pct to Working Capital PS-12.74%
Earnings Yield4.29%
Average PE35.18 
Years in average5 
PE to PE average66.21%

Aberforth Smaller Companies Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio-%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio- 
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)- 
Debt-to-Equity Market Value- 
Net Gearing9.13%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)9.13%
Gross Gearing9.13%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)9.13%
Gearing Under 1 Year9.13%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)9.13%
Assets/Equity1.10 
Cash/Equity- 
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets-8.64%
Current Ratio0.05 
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)0.05 
Liquidity Ratio- 
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets-%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value513.57m
CFO/Sales- 
CFO/Attributable Profit1.42 
CFO/Assets0.07 
CFO/Debt0.74 
Total Debt/Equity Market Value0.08 
Total Debt/Sales- 
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit1.92 
Total Debt42.59m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets-1.06%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth11.53%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth11.43%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth8.88%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs1 
Beta (60-Mnth)Beta (36-Mnth)
1.22671.1806
Alpha (60-Mnth)Alpha (36-Mnth)
-0.0001-0.0008

Aberforth Smaller Companies Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)5.24%
Return On Assets (ROA)3.70%
Net Profit Margin-%
Assets Turnover- 
Return On Equity (ROE)5.24%
Return On Investment (ROI)3.83%
Dividend Payout Ratio83.52%
Plowback Ratio16.48%
Growth from Plowback Ratio0.63%
Net Income Of Revenues-%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover- 
Fixed Assets Turnover- 
Current Assets Turnover- 
Net Working Capital Turnover- 
Inventory Turnover- 
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales- 
Debtors-to-Sales-%
Debt Collection Period-Days

Aberforth Smaller Companies Dividends

Announcement DateTypeCurr.Dividend AmountPeriod StartPeriod EndEx DateRecord DatePayment DateTotal Dividend Amount
27 Jan 2009FinalGBP13.0012/31/200712/31/200802/04/200902/06/200902/27/200919.00
23 Jan 2008FinalGBP10.5012/31/200612/31/200701/30/200802/01/200802/21/200818.38
18 Jul 2007InterimGBP4.7012/30/200606/30/200707/25/200707/27/200708/23/2007-
22 Jan 2007FinalGBP9.1509/30/200509/30/200601/31/200702/09/200703/07/200713.40
19 Jul 2006InterimGBP4.2512/30/200506/30/200608/02/200608/04/200609/01/2006-
19 Jan 2006FinalGBP7.8512/31/200412/31/200502/08/200602/10/200603/07/200611.85
13 Jul 2005InterimGBP4.0012/30/200406/30/200508/03/200508/05/200509/02/2005-
20 Jan 2005FinalGBP7.2512/31/200312/31/200403/04/200502/04/200502/02/200511.00
15 Jul 2004InterimGBP3.7512/30/200306/30/200408/04/200408/06/200409/03/2004-
21 Jan 2004FinalGBP6.6012/31/200212/31/200302/04/200402/06/200403/05/200410.10
17 Jul 2003InterimGBP3.5012/30/200206/30/200308/06/200308/08/200309/05/2003-
21 Jan 2003FinalGBP6.2012/31/200112/31/200202/05/200302/07/200303/07/20039.50
16 Jul 2002InterimGBP3.3012/30/200106/30/200208/07/200208/09/200209/06/2002-
22 Jan 2002FinalGBP5.9012/31/200012/31/200101/30/200202/01/200203/01/20029.10
17 Jul 2001InterimGBP3.2012/30/200006/30/200108/08/200108/10/200109/07/2001-
23 Jan 2001FinalGBP5.6512/31/199912/31/200002/07/200102/09/200103/02/20018.65
18 Jul 2000InterimGBP3.0012/30/199906/30/200007/31/200008/04/200009/01/2000-
25 Jan 2000FinalGBP4.7512/31/199812/31/199901/31/200002/04/200003/03/20007.60
13 Jul 1999InterimGBP2.8512/30/199806/30/199907/19/199907/23/199909/03/1999-
19 Jan 1999FinalGBP4.5512/31/199712/31/199801/25/199901/29/199903/05/19997.30
14 Jul 1998InterimGBP2.7512/30/199706/30/199807/20/199807/24/199809/04/1998-

Aberforth Smaller Companies Fundamentals

 31 Dec 2005 (GBP)31 Dec 2006 (GBP)31 Dec 2007 (GBP)31 Dec 2008 (GBP)
turnover--%--%--%--%m
pre tax profit14.33-%16.21-%18.22-%22.24-%m
attributable profit14.33-%16.21-%18.16-%22.22-%m
retained profit3.21-%4.25-%4.47-%6.03-%m
eps - basic14.50 16.40 18.38 22.75 
eps - diluted14.50 16.40 18.38 22.75 
dividends per share11.85 - 18.38 19.00 

Aberforth Smaller Companies Balance Sheet

 31 Dec 2005 (GBP)31 Dec 2006 (GBP)31 Dec 2007 (GBP)31 Dec 2008 (GBP)
LSE:ASL:Liabilities+EQLSE:ASL:AssetsLSE:ASL:Liabilities+EQLSE:ASL:AssetsLSE:ASL:Liabilities+EQLSE:ASL:AssetsLSE:ASL:Liabilities+EQLSE:ASL:Assets
 31 Dec 2005 (GBP)31 Dec 2006 (GBP)31 Dec 2007 (GBP)31 Dec 2008 (GBP)
ASSETS
fixed assets fixed assets--%--%--%--%m
intangibles intangibles--%--%--%--%m
fixed investments fixed investments659.5698.26%801.4796.17%710.9796.69%464.4399.51%m
current assets - other current assets - other--%--%--%--%m
stocks stocks--%--%--%--%m
debtors debtors1.410.21%1.370.16%6.350.86%2.280.49%m
cash & securities cash & securities10.271.53%30.553.67%18.022.45%--%m
TOTAL671.24100%833.39100%735.34100%466.71100%m
LIABILITIES
creditors - short creditors - short0.060.01%0.060.01%0.320.04%42.599.13%m
creditors - long creditors - long--%--%--%--%m
creditors - other creditors - other--%--%--%--%m
subordinated loans subordinated loans--%--%--%--%m
insurance funds insurance funds--%--%--%--%m
TOTAL0.060.01%0.060.01%0.320.04%42.599.13%m
EQUITY
ord cap, reserves ord cap, reserves671.1799.99%833.3399.99%735.0299.96%424.1290.87%m
prefs, minorities prefs, minorities--%--%--%--%m
TOTAL671.1799.99%833.3399.99%735.0299.96%424.1290.87%m
OTHER
NAV Basic679.26 843.37 743.87 437.68 
NAV Diluted679.26 843.37 743.87 437.68 

Aberforth Smaller Companies Cash Flow Statement

31 Dec 2005 (GBP)31 Dec 2006 (GBP)31 Dec 2007 (GBP)31 Dec 2008 (GBP)
Operating CF15.0714.2012.3031.52m
Pre-Financing CF-4.1120.29-12.54-48.08m
Retained CF-4.1120.29-12.5459.19m

Aberforth Smaller Companies Brokers

NameActivityTypeMnemonicCode
Arbuthnot Securities LimitedMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerARBTALESGB31
Canaccord Capital (europe) LtdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerCANAHOARGB21001
Cenkos Securities LimitedMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerCNKSCNKOGB21
Collins Stewart LdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerCSCSCSTEGB21
Dresdner Kleinwort WassersteinMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerKLWTKBENGB22
Hsbc Bank PlcMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerHSBCJCAPGB2L
J P Morgan Secs LdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerJPMSJPMSGB2L
Jpm Cazenove T/a CazenoveMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerCAZRCAZEGB2L
Numis Securities LdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerNUMSRAZHGB2LBIC
Ubs Investment BankMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerUBS.UBSWGB2LEQU
Winterflood Secs LdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerWINSWNTSGB2LBIC



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