The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 185 and last traded at GBX 185, with a volume of 29940 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 183.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 175.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 169.91. 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 company has a market capitalization of £782.12 million, a PE ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 1.01.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 1.46 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 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.