Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) Posts Earnings Results

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported GBX 6.23 earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. The company had revenue of GBX 889 million for the quarter. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust had a return on equity of 12.93% and a net margin of 91.04%.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Stock Performance

LON BGUK traded down GBX 3 on Friday, reaching GBX 207. The stock had a trading volume of 402,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 247,900. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.04, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 208.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 203.33. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a 1-year low of GBX 180.12 and a 1-year high of GBX 216. The company has a market cap of £222.75 million, a P/E ratio of 7.31 and a beta of 1.37.

About Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust

The Trust aims to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK listed equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index. Investments are made with a five year investment horizon and the portfolio is relatively concentrated with between 35 – 65 companies. 10% of the total asset value of the Trust can be invested, at the time of initial investment, in private companies. Sector and industry weightings are a consequence of the index agnostic approach to stock selection.