The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 179 and last traded at GBX 178.40, with a volume of 34289 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 178.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91. The stock has a market cap of £775.64 million, a P/E ratio of -19.72 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 171.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 168.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 1.46 EPS for the quarter. The Global Smaller Companies Trust had a return on equity of 77.62% and a net margin of 845.39%.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile

The Global Smaller Companies Trust seeks to provide investors with exposure to the long-term growth potential within the thousands of smaller sized companies listed on global stock-markets. We focus investment efforts on high quality, well managed, financially robust and profitable companies. In addition to a good track record, we want our holdings to be moving with the times and making the necessary investment in their businesses to take account of the changing world in which we live.

Our team-based investment approach allows broad coverage and in-depth analysis of the companies in which we invest.