Henderson Far East Income (LON:HFEL) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Henderson Far East Income (LON:HFEL - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 5.73 ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Henderson Far East Income had a negative return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 589.91%.

Henderson Far East Income Stock Performance

HFEL stock remained flat at GBX 203.50 ($2.71) on Friday. 838,100 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 607,466. The company has a market capitalization of £330.70 million, a PE ratio of -32.05 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 215.42 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 225.03. Henderson Far East Income has a 52 week low of GBX 182.67 ($2.43) and a 52 week high of GBX 248 ($3.30).

Henderson Far East Income Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were issued a dividend of GBX 10.25 ($0.14) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Henderson Far East Income's previous dividend of $6.20. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. Henderson Far East Income's payout ratio is presently -393.80%.

About Henderson Far East Income

Henderson Far East Income aims to provide a high level of dividend as well as capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of investments traded on the Pacific, Australasian, Japanese and Indian stock markets. It makes investments in a diversified portfolio of securities issued by companies listed on stock exchanges in, or which are based in or the business activities are concentrated on the Asia Pacific region or by governments in the Asia Pacific region.