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Shires Income is an asset management business based in the UK. Shiresome shares (SHRS.LSE) are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and all prices are listed in pence sterling. Its last market close was 241.5p – an increase of 2.11% over the previous week. Shiresome employs 0 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around £4.7 million.
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- Can I buy shares in Shiresome?
- Has coronavirus impacted Shiresome shares?
- Shiresome shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is Shiresome stock a buy or sell?
- Shiresome performance over time
- Is Shiresome suitable for ethical investing?
- Are Shiresome shares over-valued?
- Shiresome's financials
- How volatile are Shiresome shares?
- Does Shiresome pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
How has Coronavirus impacted Shiresome's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Shiresome's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was 241.5p, which is 15.26% down on its pre-crash value of 285p and 52.99% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as 157.85p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of Shiresome shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £574.07 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £850.54.
Shiresome share price
Use our graph to track the performance of SHRS stocks over time.Shiresome shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-27.
| Latest market close | 241.5p |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 152.9413p - 289.6148p |
| 50-day moving average | 232.193p |
| 200-day moving average | 222.305p |
| PE ratio | 20.8696 |
| Dividend yield | 0.12p (5.32%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 11.5p |
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Is it a good time to buy Shiresome stock?
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Shiresome price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of 241.5p
| 1 week (2021-01-08) | -6.03% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-15) | 4.09% |
| 3 months (2020-10-16) | 16.11% |
| 6 months (2020-07-15) | 4.55% |
| 1 year (2020-01-15) | -17.29% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-01-15) | 0.42% |
| 3 years (2018-01-15) | -16.00% |
| 5 years (2016-01-15) | 22.28% |
Is Shiresome under- or over-valued?
Valuing Shiresome stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Shiresome's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Shiresome's P/E ratio
Shiresome's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Shiresome shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Shiresome financials
| Revenue TTM | £4.7 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 82.95% |
| Gross profit TTM | £4.2 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.39% |
| Return on equity TTM | 0% |
| Profit margin | 74.02% |
| Book value | 2.707p |
| Market capitalisation | £73.8 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shiresome's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Shiresome.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Shiresome's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 28.8
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Shiresome's overall score of 28.8 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Shiresome is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Shiresome's environmental score
Environmental score: 10.74/100
Shiresome's environmental score of 10.74 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Shiresome is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Shiresome's social score
Social score: 13.08/100
Shiresome's social score of 13.08 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Shiresome is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Shiresome's governance score
Governance score: 13.83/100
Shiresome's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Shiresome is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Shires Income was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 28.8 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 7 |
| Environmental score | 10.74 |
| Environmental score percentile | 7 |
| Social score | 13.08 |
| Social score percentile | 7 |
| Governance score | 13.83 |
| Governance score percentile | 7 |
Shiresome share dividends
We're not expecting Shiresome to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Shiresome share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Shiresome's shares have ranged in value from as little as 152.9413p up to 289.6148p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Shiresome's is 0.8438. This would suggest that Shiresome's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Shiresome overview
Shires Income PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited. The fund is co-managed by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in ordinary, convertible, and preference shares of companies. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach with a focus on factors like management, business focus, balance sheet, corporate governance, financial ratios, market, peer group, and business prospects to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the FTSE All-Share Index (Total Return). Shires Income PLC was formed in 1929 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.
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