The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (LON:ESCT) Plans Dividend of GBX 1.45

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (LON:ESCT) declared a dividend on Thursday, March 20th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 1.45 ($0.02) per share on Friday, May 2nd. This represents a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

The European Smaller Companies Trust Stock Performance

LON:ESCT opened at GBX 188.87 ($2.45) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.30, a quick ratio of 0.04 and a current ratio of 0.08. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 180.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 175.73. The stock has a market capitalization of £744.98 million, a PE ratio of 8.90 and a beta of 1.25. The European Smaller Companies Trust has a fifty-two week low of GBX 163.40 ($2.12) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 190.65 ($2.47).

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 1.19 ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. The European Smaller Companies Trust had a net margin of 87.06% and a return on equity of 10.91%.

The European Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile

The Company’s investment objective is to achieve capital growth by investing predominantly in smaller and medium sized companies in Europe. The Company maintains a diversified portfolio. The Company invests 7% of its total assets. The Company invests in equities and other investments for long term, so as to secure its investment objective.