M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) Hits New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) hit a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 162 ($2.09) and last traded at GBX 167 ($2.16), with a volume of 193700 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 165.50 ($2.14).

M&C Saatchi Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 177.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 185.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.51, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of £206.41 million, a P/E ratio of 18.81 and a beta of 1.27.

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 9.63 ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter. M&C Saatchi had a net margin of 2.43% and a return on equity of 34.45%.

M&C Saatchi Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a GBX 1.95 ($0.03) dividend. This is a boost from M&C Saatchi’s previous dividend of $1.60. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. M&C Saatchi’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.79%.

M&C Saatchi Company Profile

We are a global marketing services business working across a wide variety of industry sectors with a strategy focused on winning new business and starting new businesses.