Essentra (LON:ESNT) Issues Earnings Results

by · The Cerbat Gem

Essentra (LON:ESNT – Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 8.50 ($0.11) 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 4.9 %

Essentra stock traded down GBX 5.40 ($0.07) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 104.80 ($1.36). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,116,879 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,876,867. The company has a market cap of £301.23 million, a P/E ratio of 86.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 119.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 138.04. Essentra has a fifty-two week low of GBX 104.40 ($1.35) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 191.80 ($2.49).

Essentra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a GBX 1.55 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a 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%.

Insider Transactions at Essentra

In related news, insider Steve Good bought 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 109 ($1.41) per share, with a total value of £38,150 ($49,468.36). Insiders own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

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