Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (HSL)
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industry GROWTH & VALUE
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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the six months ended 30 November 2012, The Henderson Smaller Co's Inv.Trust plc revenues increased from -L41.6M to L52.9M. Net income totaled L49.9M vs. loss of L43.5M. Revenues reflect Capital Gains from Investments increase from -L45.2M to L49.2M, Other Income increase from L2K to L85K. Basic Earnings per Share excluding Extraordinary Items increased from -L0.58 to L0.67. more »
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BROKER CONSENSUS & FORECAST TREND
| Recommendation: | Strong Sell | Sell | Hold | Buy | Strong Buy |
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| No. of Analysts: | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is an investment trust. The Company's objective is to maximize shareholders’ total returns by investing mainly in smaller companies that are quoted in the United Kingdom. The Company invests in companies that are listed or quoted in the United Kingdom. The Company’s benchmark Index is Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding investment companies). As of May 31, 2012, the Company’s top 10 investment portfolio included Spectris, Croda, e2v, Technologies, Oxford Instruments, Informa, Victrex, WSP, Domino Printing Sciences, Bellway and Taylor Wimpey. The Company’s portfolio of investments is managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited.
Directors: Neil Hermon (Other) , Tracey Lago (Secy.) ,
No. of Employees: 0 No. of Shareholders: n/a
| Last Annual | May 31st, 2012 |
| Last Interim | November 30th, 2012 |
| Shares in Issue | 74,701,796 |
| Free Float | 72.8m (97.5%) |
| Sector | Financials |
| Industry | Collective Investments |
| Index | FTSE Small Cap , |
| Exchange |
London Stock Exchange (Full) |
| Eligible for | an ISA? a SIPP? |
| Address | 201 Bishopsgate, LONDON, EC2M 3AE, United Kingdom |
| Web | http://www.henderson.com |
| Phone | +44 20 78181818 |
| Contact | G S Rice (Investor Relations) |
| Registrar | Computershare Investor Services PLC (Bristol) |
| Auditors | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
