Kennametal (NYSE:KMT – Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.03, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $481.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $485.26 million. Kennametal had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 8.35%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.41 EPS.
Kennametal Trading Up 0.4 %
Shares of NYSE KMT traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $29.48. 1,416,580 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,013,127. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03, a PEG ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 2.52. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.03. Kennametal has a twelve month low of $22.43 and a twelve month high of $32.18.
Kennametal Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th. Kennametal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.50%.
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Kennametal Company Profile
Kennametal Inc engages in development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, and super-hard materials and solutions for use in metal cutting and extreme wear applications to enable customers work against corrosion and high temperatures conditions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Metal Cutting and Infrastructure.
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