Essentra (LON:ESNT) Posts Earnings Results

Essentra (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 8.50 ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Essentra had a return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%.

Essentra Stock Down 5.6 %

ESNT stock traded down GBX 6.20 ($0.08) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 104 ($1.34). 10,293,031 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,722,063. Essentra has a 12 month low of GBX 103.80 ($1.34) and a 12 month high of GBX 191.80 ($2.48). The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 119.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 137.32. The company has a market capitalization of £298.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.97.

Essentra Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.55 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a yield of 1.41%. This is an increase from Essentra's previous dividend of $1.25. Essentra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 329.52%.

Insider Activity at Essentra

In other Essentra news, insider Steve Good purchased 35,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 109 ($1.41) per share, for a total transaction of £38,150 ($49,263.95). 0.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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