Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.30), RTT News reports. Kaiser Aluminum had a net margin of 1.59% and a return on equity of 6.92%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.60 EPS.

Kaiser Aluminum Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ KALU traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $71.36. The company had a trading volume of 154,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,708. Kaiser Aluminum has a twelve month low of $62.83 and a twelve month high of $102.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 24.69 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $71.69 and its 200-day moving average is $73.31.

Kaiser Aluminum Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th were paid a $0.77 dividend. This represents a $3.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 24th. Kaiser Aluminum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 106.57%.

Kaiser Aluminum Company Profile

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products in the United States and internationally. It offers rolled, extruded, and drawn aluminum products used for aerospace and defense, aluminum beverage and food packaging, automotive and general engineering products.