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) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.79% and a net margin of 3.96%.

Henry Boot Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of Henry Boot stock opened at GBX 206.98 ($2.66) on Thursday. 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 firm has a market cap of £278.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. Henry Boot has a 52-week low of GBX 175 ($2.25) and a 52-week high of GBX 245 ($3.15). The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 205.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 219.22.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is presently 83.25%.

Insider Activity at Henry Boot

In other Henry Boot news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 4,818 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.64), for a total value of £9,876.90 ($12,716.49). 69.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.