Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Releases Earnings Results

Marshalls (LON:MSLH - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 16 ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Marshalls had a net margin of 3.46% and a return on equity of 3.32%.

Marshalls Price Performance

Shares of Marshalls stock remained flat at GBX 245 ($3.16) during trading on Friday. 2,467,263 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,944,741. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 249.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 295.30. Marshalls has a 1-year low of GBX 229 ($2.96) and a 1-year high of GBX 366 ($4.73). The firm has a market cap of £616.30 million, a P/E ratio of 28.61, a PEG ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26.

Marshalls Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of GBX 5.40 ($0.07) per share. This is a positive change from Marshalls's previous dividend of $2.60. This represents a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Marshalls's payout ratio is 93.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.42) price target on shares of Marshalls in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd.

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Insider Activity

In other news, insider Justin Lockwood purchased 5,000 shares of Marshalls stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 232 ($3.00) per share, for a total transaction of £11,600 ($14,977.40). Also, insider Vanda Murray purchased 4,000 shares of Marshalls stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 248 ($3.20) per share, for a total transaction of £9,920 ($12,808.26). 2.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Marshalls

Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls' strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership.