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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
ESCT.L: LSELowest reading is at 39 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.
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Market Cap
798.39 Million GBp
Last Update
28/09/2026, 03:18:25
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Strongest readings
- ✔Estimated fair value sits 144.30% above the current price
- ✔Debt is low at 0.02 times equity
- ✔Price-to-earnings of 4.2 is below the market average of 19.6
- ✔Dividend cover is strong (dividend score 76 out of 100)
- ✔Share count has been falling at 2.21% per year
Weakest readings
- ✘Earnings and cashflow growth is weak (growth score 39 out of 100)
Key Figures
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Price / earnings (TTM) | 4.24x | 19.60x | |
| ✔ | Margin of safety (DCF) | 144.30% | 17.95% | |
| ✘ | Revenue growth (5y average) | -5.79% | 10.97% | |
| ✘ | Dividend yield (TTM) | 1.70% | 1.85% | |
| ✔ | Share count, per year | -2.21% | 0.00% | |
| Return on capital employed | N/A | 10.00% |
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Valuation
86 / 100Priced at or below the market on most measures.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Price / earnings | 4.24x | 19.60x | |
| ✔ | Free cashflow yield | 15.94% | 4.70% | |
| ✔ | Price / earnings growth | 0.32x | 1.50x | |
| Price / book | 95.09x | — | ||
| ✔ | Margin of safety | 144.30% | 17.95% |
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- ✔Estimated intrinsic value of 575.32 GBp is above the current price of 235.50 GBp
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Estimated Fair Value: 5.1 GBp ✘
Current Price: 235.5 GBp
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Growth
39 / 100Growing more slowly than the market on most measures.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Revenue growth | -5.79% | 10.97% | |
| ✘ | Earnings growth | -2.66% | 14.48% | |
| ✔ | Cashflow growth | 688.09% | 12.35% |
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Health
not enough dataNot enough of the underlying data is reported to score this section.
Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Debt / equity | 0.02x | 0.80x | |
| ✔ | Debt / total capital | 0.02x | 1.00x | |
| Equity / assets | 97.45% | — | ||
| ✔ | Debt / free cashflow | 26.70x | 0.15x | |
| Interest coverage | N/A | 2.50x |
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Dividend
76 / 100Covered by both earnings and cashflow.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Dividend yield | 1.70% | 1.85% | |
| ✔ | Dividend growth | 0.49% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Payout ratio (earnings) | 6.92% | 40.00% | |
| ✔ | Payout ratio (cashflow) | 10.65% | 65.00% | |
| ✔ | Worst year, last 5 years | 3.43% | -2.00% |
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- ✘Dividend growth has been slowing recently
Management
75 / 100Returns on capital are at or above the market.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Return on equity | 17.63% | 15.00% | |
| Return on capital employed | N/A | 10.00% | ||
| Return on assets | 17.19% | — | ||
| Free cashflow return on capital | 42.10% | — | ||
| Return on capital, 5y change | N/A | 0.00% | ||
| ✔ | Share count, per year | -2.21% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Share count, recent | -9.57% | 0.00% | |
| ✘ | Realized buyback return | -49.48% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Goodwill erosion / equity | 0.00% | 2.00% | |
| Price volatility, 5 year | 21.44% | — |
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- ✔Shares were repurchased while the value score was 86 out of 100
- ✘Return on equity of 17.63% is driven by debt rather than operations, because return on capital employed is only N/A
- ✘Dividends were raised while earnings fell (dividend 3.22% per year, earnings -2.66% per year)
Analysts
not enough data| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyst opinion score | N/A | 50 |
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Financial History
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SEC Filings
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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
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Analysis Last Updated
28/09/2026, 03:18:25
Financial data compiled from SEC EDGAR filings and Yahoo Finance.