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Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust (HSL)
Sector: Investment Firms
Share Price: 852.00p Change Today:  0.000p  Market Cap: £494.80m

HSL Overview

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment objective is to maximize shareholders' total returns (capital and income) by investing mainly in smaller companies that are quoted in the United Kingdom. The Company's investments include shares, securities and related financial instruments, including derivatives. The Company invests in various sectors, including software and computer services, investment banking and brokerage services, industrial support services, electronic and electrical equipment, household goods and home construction, travel and leisure, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, construction and materials, retailers, real estate investment trusts, finance and credit services, aerospace and defense, chemicals, industrial engineering, personal goods, and others.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn 94.3% n/a
ROCE 3.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 30.5 n/a
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 21.6 n/a
Pr/Book 0.8  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -7.1% n/a
PBT -8.1% n/a
EPS -6.6% n/a
DPS 3.7% n/a

HSL Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-May-21 12.27 10.37 14.00p 91.4 n/a -16% 23.75p 1.9%
31-May-22 20.65 18.36 24.57p 37.3 0.5 +76% 24.00p 2.6%
31-May-23 24.30 21.95 29.38p 26.7 1.3 +20% 26.00p 3.3%
31-May-24 24.66 22.28 29.85p 29.7 14.9 +2% 27.00p 3.0%
31-May-25 22.91 20.49 27.89p 30.2 n/a -7% 28.00p 3.3%

HSL Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 19-Dec-2025 17:49 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 19-Dec-2025 17:49 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 19-Dec-2025 14:04 RNS

HSL ShareCast News

Transaction in Own Shares 19-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Transaction in Own Shares 18-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Director dealings: Henderson Smaller Companies d... 08-Sep-2023 ShareCast

Latest HSL Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
27-Nov-25 Buy Alexandra Mackesy 844.57p 6,000 £50,674.04

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

HSL Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 852.00p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 889.00p
52 Week Low 674.00p
Volume 194,138
Shares Issued 58.08m
Market Cap £494.80m
Beta 1.03
RiskGrade 165

HSL Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
42.09% above the market average42.09% above the market average42.09% above the market average42.09% above the market average42.09% above the market average
58.52% above the sector average58.52% above the sector average58.52% above the sector average58.52% above the sector average58.52% above the sector average
Price Trend
28.89% above the market average28.89% above the market average28.89% above the market average28.89% above the market average28.89% above the market average
17.73% above the sector average17.73% above the sector average17.73% above the sector average17.73% above the sector average17.73% above the sector average
Income
34.64% below the market average34.64% below the market average34.64% below the market average34.64% below the market average34.64% below the market average
10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average
Growth
67.67% below the market average67.67% below the market average67.67% below the market average67.67% below the market average67.67% below the market average
58.57% below the sector average58.57% below the sector average58.57% below the sector average58.57% below the sector average58.57% below the sector average

HSL Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 28-Aug-25 06-Feb-25
Paid 13-Oct-25 07-Mar-25
Amount 20.50p 7.50p

Trades for 19-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 12,150 @ 852.00p
16:35 130,916 @ 852.00p
16:35 2 @ 852.00p
16:35 99 @ 852.00p
16:35 197 @ 852.00p

HSL Key Personnel

Chair Penelope Anne Freer

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