Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) to Issue Dividend of GBX 22

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) announced a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share on Friday, February 7th. This represents a yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. This is an increase from Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos’s previous dividend of $13.00. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Price Performance

Shares of LON SST opened at GBX 1,435 ($18.08) on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £337.94 million, a PE ratio of 859.28 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a quick ratio of 7.77, a current ratio of 5.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,463.23 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,423.52. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a twelve month low of GBX 1,230 ($15.50) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,550 ($19.53).

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Jeremy Whitley purchased 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,449 ($18.26) per share, with a total value of £43,470 ($54,782.61). Insiders own 8.52% of the company’s stock.

About Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. It is co-managed by First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Asia, excluding Japan and Australasia.