Equals Group (LON:EQLS - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 10.41 ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Equals Group had a return on equity of 13.60% and a net margin of 7.36%.
Equals Group Price Performance
Equals Group stock remained flat at GBX 139.50 ($1.83) during mid-day trading on Friday. 26,692,600 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,532,119. Equals Group has a 52 week low of GBX 103 ($1.35) and a 52 week high of GBX 140 ($1.83). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.20, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 138.05 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 129.53. The stock has a market capitalization of £265.55 million, a P/E ratio of 32.12 and a beta of 1.36.
Equals Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be issued a GBX 35 ($0.46) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. This is a positive change from Equals Group's previous dividend of $1.00. This represents a dividend yield of 3.58%. Equals Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.05%.
About Equals Group
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Equals Group plc is an AIM-listed fintech founded in 2005 and listed in 2014 that develops and sells scalable payment platforms to enable organisations and individuals to move and easily manage their money flows through its payment and card products.
Its core brands are:
Equals Money – an international, domestic and card payment platform delivering corporate payments solutions from FX to expense management.
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