Novacyt (LON:NCYT) Trading 0.2% Higher – Here’s What Happened

Novacyt S.A. (LON:NCYT)’s stock price was up 0.2% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 49.92 ($0.62) and last traded at GBX 49.30 ($0.61). Approximately 16,636 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 97% from the average daily volume of 501,325 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 49.20 ($0.61).

Novacyt Price Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 51.05 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 57.51. The company has a current ratio of 4.04, a quick ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.67. The company has a market cap of £37.15 million, a P/E ratio of -101.16 and a beta of -1.86.

About Novacyt

Novacyt is an international molecular diagnostics company providing a broad portfolio of integrated technologies and services, primarily focused on the delivery of genomic medicine. The Company develops, manufactures, and commercialises a range of molecular assays and instrumentation to deliver workflows and services that enable seamless end-to-end solutions from sample to result across multiple sectors including human health, animal health and environmental.

The Company is divided into three business segments:

Clinical
Broad portfolio of human clinical in vitro diagnostic products, workflows and services focused on three therapeutic areas:
· Reproductive Health: NIPT, Cystic Fibrosis and other rapid aneuploidy tests
· Precision Medicine: DPYD genotyping assay
· Infectious Diseases: Winterplex, multiplex winter respiratory PCR panel

Instrumentation
Portfolio of next generation size selection DNA sample preparation platforms and rapid PCR machines, including:
· Ranger® Technology: automated DNA sample preparation and target enrichment technology
MyGo: real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) instruments

Research Use Only
Range of services for the life sciences industry:
· Design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance qPCR assays and workflows for use in human health, agriculture, veterinary and environmental, to support global health organisations and the research industry
· Pharmaceutical research services: whole genome sequencing (WGS) / whole exome sequencing (WES)

Novacyt is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay in France with offices in the UK (in Stokesley, Eastleigh and Manchester), Taipei, Singapore, the US and Canada and has a commercial presence in over 65 countries.