Novacyt (LON:NCYT) Hits New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

Novacyt S.A. (LON:NCYT) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 36.10 and last traded at GBX 37.20, with a volume of 51854 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 37.35.

Novacyt Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £26.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.87 and a beta of -1.86. The company has a current ratio of 4.04, a quick ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 39.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 40.31.

Novacyt (LON:NCYT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX (0.10) earnings per share for the quarter. Novacyt had a negative return on equity of 47.73% and a negative net margin of 203.06%.

Novacyt Company Profile

Novacyt is an international molecular diagnostics company providing a broad portfolio of integrated technologies and services, primarily focused on the delivery of genomic medicine. The Company develops, manufactures, and commercialises a range of molecular assays and instrumentation to deliver workflows and services that enable seamless end-to-end solutions from sample to result across multiple sectors including human health, animal health and environmental.

The Company is divided into three business segments:

Clinical
Broad portfolio of human clinical in vitro diagnostic products, workflows and services focused on three therapeutic areas:
· Reproductive Health: NIPT, Cystic Fibrosis and other rapid aneuploidy tests
· Precision Medicine: DPYD genotyping assay
· Infectious Diseases: Winterplex, multiplex winter respiratory PCR panel

Instrumentation
Portfolio of next generation size selection DNA sample preparation platforms and rapid PCR machines, including:
· Ranger® Technology: automated DNA sample preparation and target enrichment technology
MyGo: real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) instruments

Research Use Only
Range of services for the life sciences industry:
· Design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance qPCR assays and workflows for use in human health, agriculture, veterinary and environmental, to support global health organisations and the research industry
· Pharmaceutical research services: whole genome sequencing (WGS) / whole exome sequencing (WES)

Novacyt is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay in France with offices in the UK (in Stokesley, Eastleigh and Manchester), Taipei, Singapore, the US and Canada and has a commercial presence in over 65 countries.