The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) Announces Earnings Results

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 2.84 ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. The Global Smaller Companies Trust had a return on equity of 77.62% and a net margin of 845.39%.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of The Global Smaller Companies Trust stock traded up GBX 1.20 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 162.80 ($2.24). 630,232 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 639,608. The stock has a market capitalization of £782.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.01. The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a twelve month low of GBX 131.94 ($1.81) and a twelve month high of GBX 172.80 ($2.37). The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 156.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 156.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at The Global Smaller Companies Trust

In other news, insider Graham Oldroyd bought 13,916 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 143 ($1.97) per share, with a total value of £19,899.88 ($27,346.27). 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile

The Global Smaller Companies Trust seeks to provide investors with exposure to the long-term growth potential within the thousands of smaller sized companies listed on global stock-markets. We focus investment efforts on high quality, well managed, financially robust and profitable companies. In addition to a good track record, we want our holdings to be moving with the times and making the necessary investment in their businesses to take account of the changing world in which we live. Our team-based investment approach allows broad coverage and in-depth analysis of the companies in which we invest.