Essentra (LON:ESNT – Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 8.50 ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Essentra had a net margin of 1.13% and a return on equity of 1.28%.
Essentra Stock Down 3.1 %
LON:ESNT opened at GBX 106.80 ($1.38) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.97. The company has a market capitalization of £306.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. Essentra has a one year low of GBX 105.60 ($1.37) and a one year high of GBX 191.80 ($2.49). The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 119.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 138.04.
Essentra Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a GBX 1.55 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This is a positive change from Essentra’s previous dividend of $1.25. Essentra’s dividend payout ratio is 329.52%.
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