Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 397.50 and last traded at GBX 397.13, with a volume of 4843959 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 393.23.

Worldwide Healthcare Stock Up 0.6%

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.82 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 6.31. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 355.24 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 356.24.

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, June 5th. The investment trust reported GBX 2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 1,253 million during the quarter. Worldwide Healthcare had a net margin of 85.46% and a return on equity of 8.01%.

Worldwide Healthcare Company Profile

Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a closed-ended investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WWH).

WWH invests in the global healthcare sector with the objective of achieving a high level of capital growth. WWH invests worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector. It uses gearing, and derivative transactions to mitigate risk and also to enhance returns.

The Company‘s Portfolio Manager is OrbiMed Capital LLC.