Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Trading Down 13.7% – Here’s Why

Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) shares were down 13.7% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 238.70 ($3.07) and last traded at GBX 241.30 ($3.11). Approximately 370,668,406 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 820% from the average daily volume of 40,286,469 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 279.70 ($3.60).

Kingfisher Trading Up 1.1 %

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 251.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 270.47. The stock has a market cap of £4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12.

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.27) EPS for the quarter. Kingfisher had a return on equity of 5.23% and a net margin of 2.68%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Kingfisher plc will post 23.6949924 EPS for the current year.

Kingfisher Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a GBX 19.72 ($0.25) dividend. This represents a yield of 3.44%. This is a boost from Kingfisher’s previous dividend of $3.80. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. Kingfisher’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.