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Ticker
HQL

Price
11.48
Stock movement up
+0.34 (3.05%)
Company name
Tekla Life Sciences Investors
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Asset Management
Market cap
322.14M
Ent value
323.03M
Price/Sales
10.19
Price/Book
0.70
Div yield
17.07%
Div growth
-4.75%
Growth years
-
FCF payout
-
Trailing P/E
8.30
Forward P/E
-
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return
-12.96%
3 year return
-11.73%
5 year return
-5.35%
10 year return
-8.21%
Last updated: 2025-04-11

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.96
Dividend yield17.07%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield18.03%
Average yield9.87%
Minimum yield7.55%
Discount to avg yield42.20%
Upside potential73.02%
Yield as % of max yield94.69%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield17.07%
Current yield distribution0.40%
Yield at 100% (Min)7.55%
Yield at 90%8.07%
Yield at 80%8.31%
Yield at 50% (Median)9.05%
Yield at 20%11.82%
Yield at 10%13.69%
Yield at 0% (Max)18.03%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth-
CCC status-
Dividend per share1.96
Payout frequency-
Ex-div date21 Feb 2025
EPS (TTM)-
EPS (1y forward)-
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
HQLS&P500
DGR MR2.08%-13.74%
DGR TTM29.69%6.60%
DGR 3 years-6.02%5.24%
DGR 5 years-4.75%5.40%
DGR 10 years-0.70%7.07%
DGR 15 years1.16%6.12%
Time since last change announced249 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM--
Average--
Forward--
Since abrdn's acquisition in 2023, HQL has delivered a total return of 25.5%, though its price appreciation has been modest. Explore more details here.
February 11, 2025

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E8.30
Price to OCF-
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales10.19
Price to Book0.70
EV to Sales10.21

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count28.06M
EPS (TTM)-
FCF per share (TTM)-

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)31.63M
Gross profit (TTM)29.04M
Operating income (TTM)-12.10M
Net income (TTM)38.81M
EPS (TTM)-
EPS (1y forward)-

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)91.81%
Operating margin (TTM)-38.26%
Profit margin (TTM)122.69%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash1.00
Net receivables231.11K
Total current assets1.00
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets460.58M
Accounts payable1.79K
Short/Current long term debt0.00
Total current liabilities0.00
Total liabilities888.61K
Shareholder's equity459.69M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)0.00
Capital expenditures (TTM)0.00
Free cash flow (TTM)0.00
Dividends paid (TTM)0.00

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity8.44%
Return on Assets8.43%
Return on Invested Capital8.44%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open11.23
Daily high11.52
Daily low11.14
Daily Volume76K
All-time high41.06
1y analyst estimate-
Beta0.70
EPS (TTM)-
Dividend per share1.96
Ex-div date21 Feb 2025
Next earnings date25 Jun 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
HQLS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-72.04%-12.89%
Highest price drop-84.10%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-50.42%-11.07%
Avg time to new high166 days12 days
Max time to new high6323 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
HQL (Tekla Life Sciences Investors) company logo
Marketcap
322.14M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
Abrdn Life Sciences Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the life sciences sector, including the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, managed healthcare, medical equipment, hospitals, healthcare information technology and services, devices and supplies industries, and in agriculture and environmental management industries. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on factors such as market position for services or products, experience of business management, technological expertise, and the ability either to generate funds internally to finance growth or to secure outside sources of capital to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Biotech Index and the S&P 500 Index. Abrdn Life Sciences Investors was formed on February 20, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States.
Employees
0
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
-
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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