Benchmark (LON:BMK) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

Benchmark Holdings plc (LON:BMK - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 24 ($0.31) and last traded at GBX 24.50 ($0.32), with a volume of 176582 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 25.40 ($0.33).

Benchmark Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £188.32 million, a PE ratio of -4.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -19.62 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.02, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 26.99 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 33.14.

Benchmark (LON:BMK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported GBX (5.99) (($0.08)) earnings per share for the quarter. Benchmark had a negative return on equity of 16.05% and a negative net margin of 43.67%. On average, equities analysts expect that Benchmark Holdings plc will post 0.9566873 earnings per share for the current year.

About Benchmark

Benchmark's mission is to enable aquaculture producers to improve their sustainability and profitability.We bring together biology and technology to develop innovative products which improve yield, quality and animal health and welfare for our customers. We do this by improving the genetic make-up, health and nutrition of their stock - from broodstock and hatchery through to nursery and grow out. Benchmark has a broad portfolio of products and solutions, including salmon eggs, live feed (artemia), diets and probiotics and sea lice treatments.