Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Releases Earnings Results

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.27) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Kingfisher had a return on equity of 5.23% and a net margin of 2.68%.

Kingfisher Price Performance

LON:KGF opened at GBX 240.50 ($3.11) on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 251.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 270.75. The firm has a market cap of £4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.81, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.26. 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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of GBX 19.72 ($0.26) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Kingfisher’s previous dividend of $3.80. Kingfisher’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.94%.

Kingfisher Company Profile

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.