Blackrock Frontiers Inve... (BRFI)

Company name:	Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust Plc
Company Description:	The Company\'s investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth from investment in companies operating in Frontier Markets or whose stocks are listed on the stock markets of such countries.
EPIC:	BRFI	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	SSC5	ISIN:	GB00B3SXM832
Market Segment:	SSMM	Share Type:	DE
WWW Address:		Description:	ORD USD0.01
Industry Sector:	EQUITY INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS

Blackrock Frontiers Inve... Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	311.67	m
Shares In Issue	240.67	m
Prev. Close	129.50
PE Ratio	15.89
Dividend Yield	4.39	%
EPS - basic	8.15	p
Dividend PS	5.68	p
Dividend Cover	-
Cash Flow PS	-12.13	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	5.42	%
Operating Margin	90.67	%
PEG Factor	0.50
EPS Growth Rate	31.56	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	7.25	%
Net Debt	5.34	m
Gross Gearing	3.09	%
Quick Assets	14.87	m
Net Working Capital	6.15	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	-	%
Turnover PS	7.22	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	6.55	p
Retained Profit PS	1.86	p
Cash PS	1.41	p
Net Cash PS	-2.21	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	113.68	p
Net Asset Value PS	136.38	p
Spread	2.00 (1.52%)
* Calculation based on Ordinary Capital figure as contained in last annual report, and the most recent shares in issue figure. Therefore the ratio might be exposed to inaccuracies.

Period ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	128.50	1.00	0.78	127.00	0.12		129.09
4 weeks	132.00	-2.50	-1.89	127.00	0.18		131.42
12 weeks	139.50	-10.00	-7.17	127.00	0.27		134.57
26 weeks	139.00	-9.50	-6.83	127.00	0.31		135.83
1 year	133.00	-3.50	-2.63	127.00	0.34		136.39
3 years	134.25	-4.75	-3.54	126.00	0.26		145.57
5 years	122.50	7.00	5.71	93.00	0.21		136.68
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio	-
PE Ratio	15.89
Tobin's Q Ratio	0.85
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	0.85
Dividend Yield	4.39	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	1.14
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	19.78
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	69.46
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	-10.67
Price-to-Sales PS	17.94
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	0.95
Price-to-Cash PS	91.78
Net Working Capital PS	2.56
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	50.68	%
Earnings Yield	6.29	%
Average PE	17.77
Years in average	5
PE to PE average	89.44	%

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	0.01	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.00
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	0.00
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	0.00
Net Gearing	1.89	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	1.89	%
Gross Gearing	3.09	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	3.09	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	3.09	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	3.09	%
Assets/Equity	1.03
Cash/Equity	1.24
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	2.18	%
Current Ratio	1.71
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	1.71
Liquidity Ratio	0.39
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	22.84	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	308.29	m
CFO/Sales	-1.68
CFO/Attributable Profit	-
CFO/Assets	-0.10
CFO/Debt	-3.34
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.03
Total Debt/Sales	0.50
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	0.55
Total Debt	8.73	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	1.42	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	16.54	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	8.98	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	-	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	2

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
0.0606	0.0418

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	5.76	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	4.03	%
Net Profit Margin	85.36	%
Assets Turnover	0.05
Return On Equity (ROE)	5.42	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	4.16	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	73.05	%
Plowback Ratio	26.95	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	1.13	%
Net Income Of Revenues	25.82	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	0.05
Fixed Assets Turnover	0.05
Current Assets Turnover	1.05
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	-
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	21.17
Debtors-to-Sales	17.76	%
Debt Collection Period	64.81	Days

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