Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Issues Earnings Results

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) earnings per share 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 Price Performance

BOOT stock opened at GBX 206.98 ($2.66) on Thursday. Henry Boot has a 1 year low of GBX 175 ($2.25) and a 1 year high of GBX 245 ($3.15). The firm has a market cap of £278.12 million, a P/E ratio of 24.62, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 205.21 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 219.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 2.14.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. This is a boost from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. Henry Boot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 83.25%.

Insider Activity

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

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.