Kingfisher plc (KGF) to Issue Dividend of GBX 19.72 on March 31st

Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) declared a dividend on Tuesday, March 25th, Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of GBX 19.72 ($0.25) per share by the home improvement retailer on Monday, March 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a 418.9% increase from Kingfisher’s previous dividend of $3.80. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Kingfisher Stock Down 14.1 %

LON:KGF traded down GBX 39.46 ($0.51) on Tuesday, hitting GBX 240.24 ($3.10). The stock had a trading volume of 369,060,625 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,259,219. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 250.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 271.04. The stock has a market cap of £4.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. Kingfisher has a 1 year low of GBX 227.20 ($2.94) and a 1 year high of GBX 333.50 ($4.31). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.26.

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.27) EPS for the quarter. Kingfisher had a net margin of 2.68% and a return on equity of 5.23%. Analysts predict that Kingfisher will post 23.6949924 earnings per share for the current year.

About Kingfisher

Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 2,000 stores, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We operate in eight countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels.