BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share -1.64
Dividend & Yield0.09£ (1.19%)
Beta 0.83
Market capitalization 712.47M
Operating cash flow 10.42M
ESG Scores 25.2

Company description

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd. It is co-managed by Baillie Gifford & Co. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Japan. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small and mid cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the TOPIX Total Return Index. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC was formed in 1981 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Sector: Financial Services - Industry: Asset Management

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio18.78
Working Capital3.66
Return On Equity0.17
Debt To Equity0.15
Fixed Asset Ratio-0.26
Fixed Interest Cover77.61

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-08-31 2020-08-31 2021-08-31 2022-08-31
Change To Liabilities
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -10.73M 48.41M -99.51M -50.65M
Net Borrowings 35.56M 35.56M 16.19M 16.19M
Total Cash From Financing Activities 15.04M 28.9M 22.37M 8.82M
Change To Operating Activities
Issuance Of Stock 15.58M 26.5M 26.5M
Net Income -39.03M 46.95M 160.66M -155.47M
Change In Cash 12.52M 78.44M -74.45M -33.27M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 3.83M -5M -4M -1.86M
Total Cash From Operating Activities 4.38M 6.12M 6.69M 10.42M
Depreciation
Change To Account Receivables -480k 326k -726k -284k
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities
Change To Netincome 43.89M -41.15M -153.25M 166.18M
Capital Expenditures

Income Statement 2019-08-31 2020-08-31 2021-08-31 2022-08-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -37.68M 48.48M 162.38M -153.47M
Net Income -39.03M 46.95M 160.66M -155.47M
Selling General Administrative 4.8M 4.97M 6.12M 5.54M
Gross Profit -21.48M 50.01M 164.99M -154.28M
Ebit -26.28M 45.04M 158.87M -159.83M
Operating Income -26.28M 45.04M 158.87M -159.83M
Interest Expense -2.59M -2.79M -2.05M -1.87M
Income Tax Expense 1.35M 1.53M 1.72M 2M
Total Revenue -21.48M 50.01M 164.99M -154.28M
Cost Of Revenue
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -11.4M 3.44M 3.51M 6.36M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -39.03M 46.95M 160.66M -155.47M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -39.03M 46.95M 160.66M -155.47M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-08-31 2020-08-31 2021-08-31 2022-08-31
Total Liabilities 129.35M 153.02M 144.67M 152.55M
Total Stockholder Equity 732.11M 772.39M 955.4M 791.01M
Other Current Liabilities 621k 390k 368k 94.89M
Total Assets 861.46M 925.41M 1.1B 943.56M
Common Stock 4.62M 4.62M 4.72M 4.72M
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings 308.99M 231.91M 341.62M 153.44M
Treasury Stock 227.55M 344.92M 395.17M 418.95M
Cash 40.3M 118.74M 44.29M 11.02M
Total Current Liabilities 57.41M 1.6M 2.47M 94.89M
Other Stockholder Equity 227.55M 344.92M 395.17M 418.95M
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Total Current Assets 41.81M 120.06M 46.4M 13.2M
Net Tangible Assets 732.11M 772.39M 955.4M 791.01M
Net Receivables 1.51M 1.32M 2.11M 2.19M
Accounts Payable 75k 714k


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.00 per share.D2022-10-1935k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.39 per share.D2022-10-0625k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.40 per share.D2022-10-0550k
1607 Capital Partners, LLCD2022-10-04786.35k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCD2022-10-03
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.11 per share.D2022-09-2950k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.46 per share.D2022-09-21100k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.39 per share.D2022-09-0716.84k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCD2022-09-01
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.96 per share.D2022-08-31200k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 9.53 per share.D2022-08-1792k
Kidd (David)Bought at price 9.19 per share.D2022-07-225k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCD2022-07-01
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.65 per share.D2022-06-13105k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCD2022-05-31
Davis (Simon L.)Bought at price 9.12 per share.D2022-05-25800
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCBuy Back at price 8.79 per share.D2022-05-0931.75k
Davis (Simon L.)Bought at price 9.52 per share.D2022-05-03525
Davis (Simon L.)Bought at price 10.96 per share.D2022-03-29600
Davis (Simon L.)Bought at price 11.98 per share.D2022-01-20563
Falconer (James Keith Ross)Bought at price 12.69 per share.D2022-01-141.5k
Davis (Simon L.)Bought at price 13.08 per share.D2021-12-2214
Davis (Simon L.)Bought at price 13.67 per share.D2021-10-192.5k
Brewin Dolphin LimitedD2021-10-12
Brown (Sharon)D2021-10-12
Falconer (James Keith Ross)D2021-10-12
Kidd (David)D2021-10-12
Merian Global Investors (UK) LimitedD2021-10-12
Paling (Martin Harley)D2021-10-12
Pitman (Joanna)D2021-10-12
Rathbone Brothers PlcD2021-10-12
Falconer (James Keith Ross)D2021-08-31
Kidd (David)D2021-08-31
Merian Global Investors (UK) LimitedD2021-08-31
Paling (Martin Harley)D2021-08-31
Pitman (Joanna)D2021-08-31
Rathbone Brothers PlcD2021-08-31
Brewin Dolphin LimitedD2021-08-31
Brown (Sharon)D2021-08-31
Kidd (David)Bought at price 13.73 per share.D2021-08-185k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 15.25 per share.D2021-02-08185k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCD2021-01-11
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 15.14 per share.D2021-01-0850k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.83 per share.D2021-01-06100k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.92 per share.D2021-01-0550k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.82 per share.D2021-01-0450k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCD2020-12-3160k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.34 per share.D2020-12-2260k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.74 per share.D2020-12-1850k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.59 per share.D2020-12-1660k
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCDecrease at price 14.47 per share.D2020-12-1550k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 17.43% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

17.43 %

Latent gain

1209.0 £

Invested capital

6935.0 £

Annualized return

4.23 %
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Momentum strategy results on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 29.78% of return on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P. That represents 2803.0£ of latent gain with 9413.0£ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 17.87% of return on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P. That represents 1698.0£ of latent gain with 9500.0£ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

29.78 %

Latent gain

2803.0 £

Invested capital

9413.0 £

Annualized return

-0.66 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

17.87 %

Latent gain

1698.0 £

Invested capital

9500.0 £

Annualized return

4.91 %

Momentum equity curve on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P since the beginning:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250£, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000£.


Buy the dip strategy result on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

Buy the dip entry openings on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P is -1.39%. That represents -43.0$ of latent gain with 3097.0£ of employed capital. The following chart shows BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-1.39 %

Latent gain

-43.0 £

Invested capital

3097.0 £

Annualized return

-0.66 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

Note: the dividends potentially given by BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P.

Equity curve comparison on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P investment comparison

Performance comparison on BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 17.43% 1209.0£ 6935.0£ 4.23%
Momentum 1 quarter 29.78% 2803.0£ 9413.0£ 7.68%
Momentum 2 quarters 17.87% 1698.0£ 9500.0£ 4.91%
Non-directional -1.39% -43.0£ 3097.0£ -0.66%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

4.23 %

Momentum 1Q

4.91 %

Momentum 2Q

4.91 %

Non-directional

-0.66 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year


Most correlated stocks last 3 months

Negative correlation

Most negatively correlated stocks this year


Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P
Country United Kingdom
City Edinburgh
Address Calton Square
Phone 44 13 1275 2000
Website www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/individual-investors/funds/baillie-gifford-japan-trust/about-the-trust/
FullTime employees
Industry Asset Management
Sector Financial Services
Exchange XLON
Ticker BGFD.XLON
Market www.londonstockexchange.com

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC ORD 5P ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 4.1
Peer Environment Performance 3.92
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 7.8
Peer Social Performance 7.436
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count yes

Related Controversy:


Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 7.0
Peer Governance Performance 7.476
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: 25.2
Environment Score: 4.1
Social Score: 7.8
Governance Score: 7.0

ESG Performance: AVG_PERF

Peer Group: EAA CE Japan Large-Cap Equity

Peer Esg Score Performance: 24.3

Rating Year: 2020

Rating Month: 12

Max Age: 86400

Percentile: unknown