Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) Hits New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Shares of Brickability Group Plc (LON:BRCK) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 54.60 ($0.67) and last traded at GBX 55.40 ($0.68), with a volume of 1482228 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 57.60 ($0.71).

Brickability Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.20, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 62.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 65.46. The stock has a market capitalization of £177.59 million, a P/E ratio of 1,108.00 and a beta of 1.30.

Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 5.03 ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Brickability Group had a return on equity of 8.37% and a net margin of 2.59%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Brickability Group Plc will post 8.4193122 EPS for the current year.

Brickability Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a GBX 1.12 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. Brickability Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,000.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Brickability Group news, insider Clive Norman sold 400,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 64 ($0.79), for a total value of £256,000 ($316,205.53). 38.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Brickability Group Company Profile

Brickability Group Plc is a leading distributor and provider of specialist products and services to the UK construction industry. The business comprises four divisions: Bricks and Building Materials, Contracting, Distribution, and Strategic Importing. With an agile, de-centralised, capital-light business model, supported by a strong balance sheet, Brickability leverages the skills of its people company-wide to effectively service the complex and evolving needs of the construction industry.
Incorporated in 1985, the Group has grown organically through product diversification and geographic expansion, as well as through the acquisition of specialist businesses that support its long-term strategy for growth.