Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc

Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc

SCP.L
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plcGB flagLondon Stock Exchange
702.00
GBp
+6.00
(+0.09%)
0.73EPS
9.53P/E
238.02MMarket Cap
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc
SCP.L
(London Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

702.00

P/E

ratio

9.53

div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FRC
0.38
0.45
-0.03
0.73
1.28
0.41
0.4
0.34
1.11
0.23
0.1
-0.46
2.37
-2.33
0.98
1.07
Revenue per Share
0.37
0.43
-0.04
0.72
1.27
0.4
0.39
0.33
1.1
0.22
0.09
-0.48
2.36
-2.35
0.96
1.05
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.03
0.05
0.03
0.04
0.08
0.03
0.07
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.06
0.09
0.08
0.09
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
0.25
0.25
0.35
0.36
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.26
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.25
Book Value per Share
2.35
2.73
2.64
3.29
4.47
4.8
5.1
5.33
6.29
6.41
6.32
5.64
7.92
5.37
6.18
7.03
Tangible Book Value per Share
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
35
35
35
35
35
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
14
16
-1
26
46
15
14
12
40
8
4
-16
83
-81
34
37
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
97.47
96.12
143.2
98.44
99.46
- -
96.65
96.15
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Operating Margin (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Depreciation Expense
13
16
-1
26
46
14
14
12
40
8
3
-17
83
-82
33
36
Net Income, GAAP
- -
0.01
- -
- -
0.01
0.04
- -
- -
- -
0.15
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
97.47
96.11
143.72
98.44
99.45
96.79
96.69
96.15
98.86
94.13
87.37
103.14
99.41
100.67
98.22
98.01
Profit Margin (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Working Capital
- -
10
10
10
10
- -
- -
4
- -
- -
10
25
25
25
20
25
LT Debt
85
99
95
119
162
173
184
193
227
230
226
200
278
187
214
243
Total Equity
16.98
16.05
- -
22.13
30.65
- -
- -
6.23
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
149.06
172.17
-12.68
200.82
414.83
160.05
155
131.41
438.08
87.7
35.44
-187.35
915.33
-926.59
383.72
421.11
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
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Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
No data availableFinancial data will appear here once available

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
5.09%
4.5%
13.63%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-147.16%
-309.41%
9.74%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-141.31%
-296.82%
9.98%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
34
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
37
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.96
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
1.05
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
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- -
- -
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2024
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2025
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Business
Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc (SCP.L) operates as a UK-listed closed-ended investment trust that primarily invests in mid-cap equities to achieve total returns exceeding the FTSE 250 ex Investment Trusts Index; its portfolio comprises 40-50 attractively valued companies exhibiting unique competitive strengths or flex characteristics at strategic crossroads, with sector allocations led by industrials at around 29%, financial services at 21%, and consumer cyclical at 17%, alongside up to 20% in non-benchmark equities or collective vehicles and gearing up to 25% of net assets. The fund offers investors exposure to UK mid-cap leaders across industrials including aerospace and defence names like Chemring Group, QinetiQ, and Bodycote; financial services such as Just Group; consumer-facing businesses like SSP Group, Dunelm, and Frasers Group; alongside infrastructure providers Hill & Smith and Kier Group, technology firms like Kainos, and others such as Grafton Group and Games Workshop, predominantly targeting FTSE 250 constituents with minor international holdings in Germany, Italy, and the US. Incorporated in 1983 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland with management by Schroder Investment Management Limited in London, the trust serves institutional and retail shareholders focused on UK equity growth, maintaining net gearing at 4.8% and total assets of GBP 269 million as of late 2025. Recent strategic initiatives include a management fee reduction effective April 2025 to the lower of 0.60% of market cap or prior NAV-based tiers, introduction of a continuation vote at the 2028 AGM, and an active share buyback policy repurchasing over 675,000 shares in 2025 to narrow the NAV discount from 12.3% to 7.0%; dividends rose 4.2% to 22.4 pence per share for the year ended 30 September 2025, covered by earnings, while portfolio activity featured gains from M&A bids on Spectris and Just Group, new positions in Hill & Smith, Kier, Frasers Group, and Kainos, and exits from WH Smith, Babcock International, and others amid 10.8% NAV total return outperforming the benchmark by 4.1%.