Monks (LON:MNKS) Posts Earnings Results

Monks (LON:MNKS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Monks had a net margin of 95.29% and a return on equity of 19.34%.

Monks Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of LON:MNKS traded down GBX 12 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,636. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 285,957 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,072,408. The company has a market capitalization of £2.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.82 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.47, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.21. Monks has a 52 week low of GBX 1,294 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,664. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,596.92 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,523.12.

Monks News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Monks this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Monks Investment Trust announced an update to its issued share capital and total voting rights, which is typically administrative in nature and not usually a major stock-moving event. Monks Investment Trust Updates Share Capital and Voting Rights
• Neutral Sentiment: The trust’s latest earnings report showed quarterly EPS of GBX 2.31, with a strong reported return on equity and net margin, but there was no new earnings surprise in the latest headlines to drive a fresh rerating. Monks stock and earnings background

Monks Company Profile

The Trust aims for long-term capital growth which takes priority over income. This is pursued through applying a patient approach to investment, principally from a differentiated, actively managed global equity portfolio containing a diversified range of growth stocks – companies with above average earnings growth – which we expect to hold for around five years on average. Investments are made on an unconstrained basis. The portfolio, which includes stocks with a range of different growth profiles, will typically contain 100+ stocks from around the world and Monks should not be viewed as a proxy for any index.