Genus (LON:GNS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Genus (LON:GNS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 39.80 ($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Genus had a net margin of 1.18% and a return on equity of 1.41%.

Genus Trading Down 4.8 %

LON GNS traded down GBX 88.38 ($1.12) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,741.62 ($22.09). 272,757 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 125,280. The firm has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.37, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. Genus has a 1-year low of GBX 1,424 ($18.06) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,155 ($27.33). The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,698.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,797.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Genus in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

About Genus

Genus plc operates as an animal genetics company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Africa, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Genus PIC, Genus ABS, and Genus Research and Development. It sells breeding pigs and semen to breed pigs with various characteristics for pork production under the PIC brand.