Camellia (LON:CAM) Reaches New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Camellia Plc (LON:CAM)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 5,100 ($67.75) and last traded at GBX 5,097.50 ($67.71), with a volume of 6213 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 4,940 ($65.62).

Camellia Stock Up 3.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.59, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 2.61. The stock has a market cap of £140.35 million, a P/E ratio of -6.94 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 4,530.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 4,637.75.

Camellia (LON:CAM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported GBX (155.70) (($2.07)) earnings per share for the quarter. Camellia had a negative net margin of 7.61% and a negative return on equity of 6.30%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Camellia Plc will post 90.0000026 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Camellia Company Profile

Camellia Plc is an AIM-Listed UK based company that primarily invests in agricultural businesses in Africa, Asia and South America. The primary crops are tea, macadamia nuts and avocados. Secondary crops include forestry, arable, rubber, and wine grapes. Camellia also has two subsidiary companies in the UK which are engaged in engineering and luxury tea marketing.