Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday. The company traded as high as GBX 182 and last traded at GBX 178.20, with a volume of 645385 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 178.40.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Trading Down 0.1%

The company has a quick ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.84. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 170.76 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 159.45. The company has a market capitalization of £337.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 0.83.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 0.53 EPS for the quarter. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had a return on equity of 21.47% and a net margin of 251.87%.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Company Profile

The Trust aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above-average prospects for capital growth. We invest in 40–80 attractively valued smaller companies that we believe offer good growth opportunities. The Trust is actively managed and will primarily consist of listed companies although up to 10% of total assets can be invested, at the time of initial investment, in unlisted investments, including private companies.