The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) Sets New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 192.30 and last traded at GBX 191.70, with a volume of 369023 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 190.40.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 181.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 172.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of £810.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24 and a beta of 1.01.

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

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.