The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (ESCT) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 3rd

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

The European Smaller Companies Trust Price Performance

LON ESCT opened at GBX 183.20 ($2.37) on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £722.61 million, a PE ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.25. The European Smaller Companies Trust has a 12-month low of GBX 163.40 ($2.11) and a 12-month high of GBX 190.65 ($2.46). The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 182.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 176.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.30.

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 1.19 ($0.02) earnings per share (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.