British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 73 ($0.91) and last traded at GBX 76.50 ($0.95), with a volume of 9800 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 75 ($0.93).

British Smaller Companies VCT Trading Up 2.0 %

The company has a market capitalization of £233.52 million, a PE ratio of 1,275.00 and a beta of 0.02. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 75.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 77.02.

British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 29th. The company reported GBX 0.73 ($0.01) EPS for the quarter. British Smaller Companies VCT had a net margin of 78.85% and a return on equity of 6.72%.

British Smaller Companies VCT Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of GBX 1.25 ($0.02) per share. This represents a yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. British Smaller Companies VCT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,666.67%.

British Smaller Companies VCT Company Profile

British Smaller Companies VCT plc is a venture capital trust specializing in investments in early stage, mid and late venture, later stage, recapitalizations, growing capital-consuming businesses, acquisition funding and business development in mature, VCT qualifying and non-qualifying unquoted and quoted companies listed on alternative investment market and ISDX.