Edinburgh Worldwide (LON:EWI) Sets New 1-Year High - What's Next?

Key Points

• Edinburgh Worldwide hit a new 52-week high, trading as high as GBX 241.50 (last trade GBX 233) on volume of 426,112 shares.
• The trust has a market cap of £804.18m and a low P/E of 4.76, yet it reported quarterly EPS of GBX (1.11) while showing a 25.75% return on equity and a 94.47% net margin.
• Investment focus: the fund targets capital growth from global early-stage companies (typically < $5bn at investment) with 75–125 holdings across at least six countries and 15 industries, and it does not seek to track its index, implying higher volatility.

Edinburgh Worldwide (LON:EWI - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 241.50 and last traded at GBX 233, with a volume of 426112 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 235.

Edinburgh Worldwide Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.16, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.10. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 226.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 215.74. The stock has a market cap of £804.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.76 and a beta of 1.09.

Edinburgh Worldwide (LON:EWI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 12th. The company reported GBX (1.11) earnings per share for the quarter. Edinburgh Worldwide had a return on equity of 25.75% and a net margin of 94.47%.

Edinburgh Worldwide Company Profile

The Trust aims for capital growth from a global portfolio of initially immature entrepreneurial companies, typically with a market capitalisation of less than $5bn at time of initial investment, which are believed to offer long-term growth potential (over at least five years). The portfolio does not seek to track the comparative index, hence a degree of volatility against companies index is inevitable. A spread of risk is achieved by having 75–125 companies, with exposure to a minimum of six countries and 15 industries.

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