Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Shares Down 30.4% – Here’s What Happened

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO) shares dropped 30.4% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 67.80 ($0.85) and last traded at GBX 69.10 ($0.87). Approximately 19,404,246 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 417% from the average daily volume of 3,756,417 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 99.30 ($1.25).

Ferrexpo Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 101.24 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 73.47. The stock has a market cap of £510.98 million, a P/E ratio of -9.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.20 and a current ratio of 2.11.

Ferrexpo Company Profile

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group’s iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore.

Ferrexpo’s operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2022 the Group produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, despite the war in Ukraine.