Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) Posts Earnings Results

Key Points

• Negative quarterly result: Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos reported EPS of GBX (0.14) with a negative net margin of 16.42% and negative ROE of 2.07%, on revenue of GBX 222 million.
• Shares and valuation: The stock traded down 0.7% to GBX 267 with volume below average, a market cap of £300.35m and a negative P/E of -38.98, trading in a 52-week range of GBX 240–310.
• Fund strategy: The company is a closed‑ended trust that invests in small‑cap public equities across Asia (ex‑Japan and Australasia), managed by First Sentier Investors.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST - ) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported GBX (0.14) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos had a negative net margin of 16.42% and a negative return on equity of 2.07%. The firm had revenue of GBX 222 million during the quarter.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of SST traded down GBX 2 during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 267. The stock had a trading volume of 116,542 shares, compared to its average volume of 180,859. The company has a quick ratio of 7.77, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.82. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a 52 week low of GBX 240 and a 52 week high of GBX 310. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 261.36 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 272.28. The company has a market cap of £300.35 million, a P/E ratio of -38.98 and a beta of 0.30.

About Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. It is co-managed by First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Asia, excluding Japan and Australasia. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in stocks of small-cap companies having market capitalizations below $1.5 billion. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI AC Asia (ex Japan) Index.

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