HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share -2.23
Dividend & Yield0.24£ (3.19%)
Beta 1.3
Market capitalization 560.26M
Operating cash flow 13.44M
ESG Scores 23.7

Company description

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on factors such as management quality, financial structure, balance sheet, cash flow, and earnings to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NUMIS Smaller Companies (ex Investment Companies) Index. The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc was formed on December 16, 1887 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Sector: Financial Services - Industry: Asset Management

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.12
Working Capital-6.4
Return On Equity0.37
Debt To Equity0.03
Fixed Asset Ratio-0.36
Fixed Interest Cover260.26

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-05-31 2020-05-31 2021-05-31 2022-05-31
Change To Liabilities -3.65M -127k 4.74M -4.54M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities
Net Borrowings -6.99M 16.02M 14.75M 10.41M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -23.05M -1.53M -2.8M -7.41M
Change To Operating Activities 235k -1.55M -4.41M 2.37M
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income -49.86M -56.8M 368.65M -172.56M
Change In Cash -4.02M 3.87M -1.78M 6.03M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -1k -1k -1k -1k
Total Cash From Operating Activities 19.04M 5.4M 1.02M 13.44M
Depreciation
Change To Account Receivables 207k -26k 20k -1k
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -82k -82k -82k -82k
Change To Netincome 72.1M 63.9M -367.98M 188.18M
Capital Expenditures

Income Statement 2019-05-31 2020-05-31 2021-05-31 2022-05-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -49.86M -56.79M 368.67M -172.56M
Net Income -49.86M -56.8M 368.65M -172.56M
Selling General Administrative 3.18M 3M 7.76M 4.08M
Gross Profit -45.25M -52.34M 377.85M -166.62M
Ebit -48.42M -55.34M 370.09M -170.69M
Operating Income -48.42M -55.34M 370.09M -170.69M
Interest Expense -1.44M -1.46M -1.42M -1.87M
Income Tax Expense 5k 14k 1k
Total Revenue -45.25M -52.34M 377.85M -166.62M
Cost Of Revenue
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -1.44M -1.46M -1.42M -1.87M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -49.86M -56.8M 368.65M -172.56M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -49.86M -56.8M 368.65M -172.56M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-05-31 2020-05-31 2021-05-31 2022-05-31
Total Liabilities 64.19M 78.41M 95.42M 103.02M
Total Stockholder Equity 716.14M 641.8M 992.9M 802.6M
Other Current Liabilities 2.99M
Total Assets 780.34M 720.21M 1.09B 905.62M
Common Stock 18.68M 18.68M 18.68M 18.68M
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings 670.72M 596.38M 947.48M 757.18M
Treasury Stock 26.75M 26.75M 26.75M 26.75M
Cash 872k 4.74M 2.96M 8.99M
Total Current Liabilities 34.37M 48.59M 65.59M 53.26M
Other Stockholder Equity 26.75M 26.75M 26.75M 26.75M
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Total Current Assets 4.11M 7.88M 7.96M 13.22M
Net Tangible Assets 716.14M 641.8M 992.9M 802.6M
Net Receivables 228k 2.75M 3.09M 4.23M
Accounts Payable 4.67M 3M 474k


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Warren (Michael Stanley)Bought at price 7.75 per share.D2022-10-132k
Carter (Kevin)Bought at price 7.59 per share.D2022-10-122k
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCD2022-10-0732.55k
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCD2022-07-2120k
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCD2022-07-01
Sant (Victoria)Bought at price 10.86 per share.D2022-06-10230
Royal London Asset Management LtdD2022-05-31
Sant (Victoria)D2022-05-31
Smith & Williamson HoldingsD2022-05-31
Warren (Michael Stanley)D2022-05-31
Lamb (David John)D2022-05-31
Lazard Asset Management, L.L.C.D2022-05-31
MacKesy (Alexandra Jane)D2022-05-31
Carter (Kevin)D2022-05-31
Freer (Penny A)D2022-05-31
Warren (Michael Stanley)Bought at price 10.32 per share.D2022-05-091k
Carter (Kevin)Bought at price 10.71 per share.D2022-05-061.5k
Freer (Penny A)Bought at price 10.84 per share.D2022-05-061k
Warren (Michael Stanley)Bought at price 13.11 per share.D2022-02-241k
Carter (Kevin)Bought at price 14.57 per share.D2022-02-182k
Carter (Kevin)Bought at price 16.51 per share.D2021-10-042.5k
1607 Capital Partners, LLCD2021-08-03
Carter (Kevin)D2021-08-03
Cayzer-Colvin (James Michael Beale)D2021-08-03
DWS Investment Trust LimitedD2021-08-03
Freer (Penny A)D2021-08-03
Royal London Asset Management LtdD2021-08-03
Sant (Victoria)D2021-08-03
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership LtdD2021-08-03
Warren (Michael Stanley)D2021-08-03
Yorkshire County CouncilD2021-08-03
Lamb (David John)D2021-08-03
Lazard Asset Management, L.L.C.D2021-08-03
MacKesy (Alexandra Jane)D2021-08-03
Newton Investment Management, Ltd.D2021-08-03
Sant (Victoria)Bought at price 17.92 per share.D2021-06-15400
Royal London Asset Management LtdD2021-05-31
Sant (Victoria)D2021-05-31
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership LtdD2021-05-31
Warren (Michael Stanley)D2021-05-31
Yorkshire County CouncilD2021-05-31
1607 Capital Partners, LLCD2021-05-31
Carter (Kevin)D2021-05-31
Cayzer-Colvin (James Michael Beale)D2021-05-31
DWS Investment Trust LimitedD2021-05-31
Freer (Penny A)D2021-05-31
Lamb (David John)D2021-05-31
Lazard Asset Management, L.L.C.D2021-05-31
MacKesy (Alexandra Jane)D2021-05-31
Newton Investment Management, Ltd.D2021-05-31
Warren (Michael Stanley)Bought at price 17.47 per share.D2021-04-291k

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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O. 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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 29.76% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

29.76 %

Latent gain

2246.0 £

Invested capital

7546.0 £

Annualized return

7.22 %
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Momentum strategy results on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O. 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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 51.29% of return on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O. That represents 4979.5£ of latent gain with 9708.5£ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 39.56% of return on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O. That represents 2428.5£ of latent gain with 6139.5£ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

51.29 %

Latent gain

4979.5 £

Invested capital

9708.5 £

Annualized return

0.0 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

39.56 %

Latent gain

2428.5 £

Invested capital

6139.5 £

Annualized return

10.87 %

Momentum equity curve on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O 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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O since the beginning:

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

Buy the dip entry openings on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O is 0%. That represents 0.0$ of latent gain with 0.0£ of employed capital. The following chart shows HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O, 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

0 %

Latent gain

0.0 £

Invested capital

0.0 £

Annualized return

0.0 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

Note: the dividends potentially given by HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O 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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O.

Equity curve comparison on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

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

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O investment comparison

Performance comparison on HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 29.76% 2246.0£ 7546.0£ 7.22%
Momentum 1 quarter 51.29% 4979.5£ 9708.5£ 13.22%
Momentum 2 quarters 39.56% 2428.5£ 6139.5£ 10.87%
Non-directional 0% 0.0£ 0.0£ 0.0%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

7.22 %

Momentum 1Q

10.87 %

Momentum 2Q

10.87 %

Non-directional

0.0 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O:

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 HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O
Country United Kingdom
City London
Address 201 Bishopsgate
Phone 44 20 7818 1818
Website www.henderson.com/ukpi/fund/170/the-henderson-smaller-companies-investment-trust-plc
FullTime employees
Industry Asset Management
Sector Financial Services
Exchange XLON
Ticker HSL.XLON
Market www.londonstockexchange.com

HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC O ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance 2.51
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 0
Peer Social Performance 6.625
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 0
Peer Governance Performance 4.9
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: 23.7
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: AVG_PERF

Peer Group: EAA CE UK Small-Cap Equity

Peer Esg Score Performance: 24.100714285714

Rating Year: 2020

Rating Month: 12

Max Age: 86400

Percentile: unknown