Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) Sets New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) reached a new 52-week low at GBX 581.28 ($7.93) before rebounding to GBX 857 ($11.70), indicating volatility in stock trading.
• The company reported a return on equity of 13.76% and a remarkable net margin of 93.00% in its latest earnings results, released on July 31st.
• Henderson Smaller Companies focuses on maximizing shareholder returns by primarily investing in smaller UK companies through shares and securities.

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 581.28 ($7.88) and last traded at GBX 857 ($11.62), with a volume of 101612 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 850 ($11.52).

Henderson Smaller Companies Trading Up 0.9%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.12, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a current ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of £553.93 million, a PE ratio of -1,410.84 and a beta of 1.27. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 868.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 823.46.

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 27.89 EPS for the quarter. Henderson Smaller Companies had a net margin of 93.00% and a return on equity of 13.76%.

About Henderson Smaller Companies

The Company's investment objective is to maximize shareholders' total returns by investing mainly in smaller companies that are quoted in the United Kingdom. The Company is engaged in investing in shares and securities.