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

M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) shares hit 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 changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 165.50 ($2.14).

M&C Saatchi Stock Performance

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

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 9.63 ($0.12) 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 announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a GBX 1.95 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This is a positive change from M&C Saatchi’s previous dividend of $1.60. M&C Saatchi’s dividend payout ratio is 33.79%.

About M&C Saatchi

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.