London Security (LON:LSC) Trading Up 1.4% – Should You Buy?

London Security plc (LON:LSC)’s share price shot up 1.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 3,600 and last traded at GBX 3,600. Approximately 7 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 97% from the average daily volume of 214 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,550.

London Security Trading Up 1.4%

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,363.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,938.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.80, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.58. The stock has a market cap of £441.32 million, a P/E ratio of 18.56 and a beta of 0.27.

London Security (LON:LSC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported GBX 194 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. London Security had a net margin of 9.73% and a return on equity of 14.06%. The business had revenue of £244.30 million for the quarter.

About London Security

London Security plc, an investment holding company, manufactures, sells, and rents fire protection equipment in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Germany, Denmark, and Luxembourg. It also provides intruder alarms products, as well as fire protection equipment maintenance services. The company offers its products under the Nu-Swift, Ansul, Total, Premier, and Master brands to companies, governments, and private individuals. The company was formerly known as London Securities plc and changed its name to London Security plc in 2003.