Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 154.83 and last traded at GBX 154.20, with a volume of 596524 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 151.20.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.54. The firm has a market cap of £308.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.90 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 143.01 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 136.48.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 0.77 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 705 million for the quarter. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had a return on equity of 3.55% and a net margin of 101.98%.

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.