Benchmark (LON:BMK) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

Benchmark Holdings plc (LON:BMK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Friday . The stock 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 Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 26.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 32.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.02, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.73. The firm has a market cap of £159.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -19.62 and a beta of 0.69.

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