M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) Reaches New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Shares of M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 162 ($2.09) and last traded at GBX 167 ($2.16), with a volume of 193700 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 165.50 ($2.14).

M&C Saatchi Trading Down 0.9 %

The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 177.04 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 185. The stock has a market cap of £207.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.87 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.51, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.07.

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 9.63 ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. M&C Saatchi had a net margin of 2.43% and a return on equity of 34.45%.

M&C Saatchi Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be paid a GBX 1.95 ($0.03) dividend. This is an increase from M&C Saatchi’s previous dividend of $1.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. M&C Saatchi’s payout ratio is 33.79%.

M&C Saatchi Company Profile

We are a global marketing services business working across a wide variety of industry sectors with a strategy focused on winning new business and starting new businesses.