Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%.

Henry Boot Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of LON BOOT traded down GBX 1.51 ($0.02) during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 210.50 ($2.71). 7,639 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 80,748. The firm has a market capitalization of £282.85 million, a P/E ratio of 25.03, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 205.21 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 219.22. Henry Boot has a 1 year low of GBX 175 ($2.25) and a 1 year high of GBX 245 ($3.15).

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a yield of 2.23%. This is an increase from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. Henry Boot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 83.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Henry Boot news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.57), for a total transaction of £300,000 ($386,249.52). Corporate insiders own 69.46% of the company’s stock.

Henry Boot Company Profile

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.