Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) earnings per share (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 Stock Down 2.4 %

LON:BOOT traded down GBX 5.02 ($0.06) during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 206.98 ($2.66). The company had a trading volume of 7,413 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,745. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 205.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 219.22. The firm has a market capitalization of £278.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.62, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. 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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share. This represents a yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This is an increase from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. Henry Boot’s dividend payout ratio is 83.25%.

Insider Activity at Henry Boot

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

About Henry Boot

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.