The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 0.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 161.40 ($2.04) and last traded at GBX 161.80 ($2.04). Approximately 487,309 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the average daily volume of 815,330 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 162.80 ($2.06).
The Global Smaller Companies Trust Trading Up 0.1 %
The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 162.89 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 164.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market capitalization of £778.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.01.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 1.45 ($0.02) earnings per share 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 Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a GBX 0.70 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 1.61%.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile
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The trust offers investor access to a broadly spread global smaller companies portfolio. The portfolio consists of individual smaller company investments within the US, UK and European markets, and fund holdings targeting smaller companies in Japan, Asia, Latin America and other smaller territories. The dividend of the Company has risen for 53 years in a row, benefiting from a growing income stream from the investment portfolio.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
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