Wickes Group (LON:WIX) Shares Down 0.2% - Here's Why

Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX - Get Free Report) shares fell 0.2% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 167.80 ($2.18) and last traded at GBX 167.80 ($2.18). 1,629,024 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 2,009,114 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 168.20 ($2.18).

Wickes Group Price Performance

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 165.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 161.28. The firm has a market cap of £395.88 million, a P/E ratio of 13.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 456.98, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 1.10.

Wickes Group Company Profile

Wickes is one of the UK's best known home improvement retailers. Having opened our first store in 1972 we now have over 230 stores across the UK, employing 8,500 colleagues and offering products ranging from kitchens and bathrooms, to paint, tools and timber. Wickes is a successful, growing, cash generative and profitable business, operating in the large and growing £25 billion UK Home Improvement market.