Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Announces 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 (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%.

Henry Boot Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of Henry Boot stock traded down GBX 1.51 ($0.02) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 210.50 ($2.71). 7,639 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 80,748. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. Henry Boot has a twelve month low of GBX 175 ($2.25) and a twelve month high of GBX 245 ($3.15). The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 205.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 219.22. The company has a market cap of £282.85 million, a PE ratio of 25.03, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80.

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 GBX 4.62 ($0.06) dividend. This is a boost from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. This represents a yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. Henry Boot’s dividend payout ratio is presently 83.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Henry Boot

In other news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.57), for a total value of £300,000 ($386,249.52). 69.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.