Essentra (LON:ESNT) Announces Earnings Results

Essentra (LON:ESNT) posted its 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 4.7 %

Shares of ESNT traded down GBX 5.20 ($0.07) during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 105 ($1.36). 18,677,176 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,869,153. The company has a market cap of £301.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. Essentra has a fifty-two week low of GBX 105 ($1.36) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 191.80 ($2.49). 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 stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 119.85 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 138.04.

Essentra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.55 ($0.02) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This is a boost from Essentra’s previous dividend of $1.25. Essentra’s dividend payout ratio is currently 329.52%.

Insider Transactions at Essentra

In other Essentra news, insider Steve Good purchased 35,000 shares of Essentra stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 109 ($1.41) per share, with a total value of £38,150 ($49,468.36). Corporate insiders own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

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