Benchmark (LON:BMK) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Here’s What Happened

Benchmark Holdings plc (LON:BMK)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 20.40 ($0.26) and last traded at GBX 21.50 ($0.28), with a volume of 63567 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21 ($0.27).

Benchmark Stock Up 2.4 %

The company has a market cap of £159.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.03, a PEG ratio of -19.62 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.02. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 26.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 32.48.

Benchmark (LON:BMK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported GBX (5.99) (($0.08)) earnings per share for the quarter. Benchmark had a negative net margin of 43.67% and a negative return on equity of 16.05%. Sell-side analysts predict that Benchmark Holdings plc will post 0.9566873 earnings per share for the current year.

Benchmark Company Profile

Benchmark’s mission is to enable aquaculture producers to improve their sustainability and profitability.We bring together biology and technology to develop innovative products which improve yield, quality and animal health and welfare for our customers. We do this by improving the genetic make-up, health and nutrition of their stock – from broodstock and hatchery through to nursery and grow out.
Benchmark has a broad portfolio of products and solutions, including salmon eggs, live feed (artemia), diets and probiotics and sea lice treatments.