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EKF Diagnostics (LON:EKF) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

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Key Points

  • EKF Diagnostics reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 0.43, with a net margin of 9.37% and a return on equity of 7.03%.
  • The company's stock opened at GBX 29, boasting a market capitalization of £130.24 million and a high price-to-earnings ratio of 2,101.45.
  • EKF specializes in Point-of-Care analysers for Hematology and Diabetes, and offers life sciences services including the manufacture of enzymes for diagnostic applications.
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EKF Diagnostics (LON:EKF - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. EKF Diagnostics had a net margin of 9.37% and a return on equity of 7.03%.

EKF Diagnostics Price Performance

Shares of LON:EKF opened at GBX 29 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of £130.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,101.45 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 4.60 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 28.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 25. EKF Diagnostics has a one year low of GBX 18.40 and a one year high of GBX 32.

EKF Diagnostics Company Profile

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EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on: ● Point-of-Care analysers in the key areas of Hematology and Diabetes ● Life Sciences services provide specialist manufacture of enzymes and custom products for use in diagnostic, food and industrial applications. EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates five manufacturing sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.

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