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Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Plc

Current Price 201.50p Bid 196.80p Ask 207.50p Change -1.23%
Last Updated: 18/06/2025 04:58. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company's investment objective is to generate a growing dividend income for investors, together with capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a global portfolio consisting of listed or quoted securities issued by companies in the financial sector operating in the banking, insurance, property and other sub-sectors. Its portfolio is diversified by geography, industry sub-sector, and stock market capitalization. The Company invests through equities, index-linked and other debt securities, cash deposits, money market instruments, foreign currency exchange transactions, forward transactions, index options and other instruments, including derivatives. Its sectors include technology, healthcare, communication services, consumer discretionary, utilities, real estate, industrials, and energy.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 30/11/2024

Revenue
£19.07m
Operating Profit/Loss
£19.00m
Dividend yield (%)
2.40
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
1.13
P/E Ratio
37.00

Key Personnel

Ms Angela Henderson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Cecilia McAnulty
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Susie Arnott
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Simon Cordery
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
PCFTL
ISIN
GB00B9XQT119
Shares in Issue
173.70m
Market cap
£350.01m

Analyst Views (0)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
0%
Hold
 
0%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
201.50p
Bid Price
196.80p
Ask Price
207.50p
Volume
12,519
Change Today
-2.50p
% Change Today
-1.23%
Open
203.00p
Previous Close
201.50p
Intraday High
203.00p
Intraday Low
201.50p
52 Week High
210.50p
52 Week Low
164.80p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
19.07
19.14
Operating Profit/Loss
19.00
18.58
Net Interest
-0.80
-0.72
Pre-Tax Profit
18.20
17.86
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
16.21
15.87
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
16.22
15.87
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
16.22
15.87
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
Basic
5.31p
4.97p
Diluted
5.31p
4.97p
Adjusted
5.31p
4.97p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
n/a
n/a
Intangible Assets
n/a
n/a
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
659.94
518.12
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
22.87
8.42
Cash at Bank & In Hand
28.18
37.26
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
0.73
0.51
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
711.72
564.31

Liabilities

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
78.93
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
2.71
6.82
Total Current Liabilities
81.65
6.82
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
69.03
Provisions
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities
0.40
0.26
Total Non-Current Liabilities
0.40
69.29
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
82.04
76.11

Net Assets

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
629.68
488.20

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
16.59
16.59
Share Premium Account
311.37
311.37
Other Reserves
288.20
148.88
Retained Earnings
13.52
11.37
Shareholders Funds
629.68
488.20
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
629.68
488.20

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
2nd Interim
06 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
2.20p
1st Interim
01 Aug 2024
30 Aug 2024
2.50p
2nd Interim
01 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
2.10p
1st Interim
03 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
2.45p
2nd Interim
02 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
2.05p
1st Interim
04 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022
2.40p
2nd Interim
06 Jan 2022
28 Feb 2022
2.00p
Interim
05 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
2.40p
2nd Interim
28 Jan 2021
26 Feb 2021
2.00p
Interim
06 Aug 2020
28 Aug 2020
2.40p
Interim
06 Aug 2020
28 Aug 2020
2.40p
2nd Interim
06 Feb 2020
28 Feb 2020
2.00p
1st Interim
01 Aug 2019
30 Aug 2019
2.40p
2nd Interim
07 Feb 2019
28 Feb 2019
1.90p
Interim
19 Jul 2018
31 Aug 2018
2.25p
2nd Interim
08 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
1.80p
Interim
20 Jul 2017
31 Aug 2017
2.10p
Final
09 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
1.60p
Final
09 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
1.60p
Final
09 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
1.60p
Interim
04 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016
1.95p
Final
11 Feb 2016
29 Feb 2016
1.375p
Interim
06 Aug 2015
27 Aug 2015
1.85p
2nd Interim
12 Feb 2015
27 Feb 2015
1.35p
2nd Interim
12 Feb 2015
27 Feb 2015
1.35p
1st Interim
30 Jul 2014
22 Aug 2014
1.75p
1st Interim
30 Jul 2014
22 Aug 2014
1.75p
1st Interim
30 Jul 2014
22 Aug 2014
1.75p
1st Interim
30 Jul 2014
22 Aug 2014
1.75p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
30 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2023
Dividend growth
3.30%
2.25%
Dividend yield
2.40%
3.30%
Dividend cover
1.13
1.09


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