BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) Declares Final Dividend of $0.30

BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) declared a final dividend on Friday, September 6th, MarketIndexAU reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.30 per share on Monday, October 14th. This represents a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 9th. This is a boost from BlueScope Steel’s previous final dividend of $0.25.

BlueScope Steel Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.39, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BlueScope Steel news, insider Alistair Field bought 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of A$19.99 ($13.60) per share, for a total transaction of A$49,975.00 ($33,996.60). In related news, insider Alistair Field bought 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of A$19.99 ($13.60) per share, with a total value of A$49,975.00 ($33,996.60). Also, insider Zhi-Qiang Zhang purchased 8,000 shares of BlueScope Steel stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were bought at an average price of A$21.00 ($14.29) per share, with a total value of A$168,000.00 ($114,285.71). Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

BlueScope Steel Company Profile

BlueScope Steel Limited produces and sells metal coated and painted steel building products in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Australian Steel Products, North Star BlueScope Steel, Coated Products Asia, Buildings and Coated Products North America, and New Zealand & Pacific Islands.