Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Kingfisher (LON:KGF - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Kingfisher had a net margin of 2.68% and a return on equity of 5.23%.

Kingfisher Trading Up 1.4 %

LON:KGF traded up GBX 3.50 ($0.05) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 251.60 ($3.26). The stock had a trading volume of 4,905,063 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,992,020. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 251.51 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 270.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.26. The company has a market cap of £4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. Kingfisher has a one year low of GBX 227.20 ($2.94) and a one year high of GBX 333.50 ($4.32).

Kingfisher Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a GBX 19.72 ($0.26) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.44%. This is an increase from Kingfisher's previous dividend of $3.80. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. Kingfisher's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.94%.

About Kingfisher

Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 2,000 stores, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We operate in eight countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels.