Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday. The stock 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 Stock Up 1.5%

The company has a market capitalization of £338.12 million, a PE ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.84, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 3.66. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 171.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 160.

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

About Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

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.