Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) to Issue Dividend Increase – GBX 42 Per Share

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 19th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 42 ($0.53) per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. This is an increase from Diploma’s previous dividend of $17.30. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Diploma Price Performance

Shares of LON:DPLM traded down GBX 390 ($4.94) during trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 4,146 ($52.55). The company had a trading volume of 1,368,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 377,948. Diploma has a twelve month low of GBX 2,992 ($37.93) and a twelve month high of GBX 4,653 ($58.98). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.69, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.27. The firm has a market capitalization of £5.56 billion, a PE ratio of 4,825.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 4,397.31 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 4,257.73.

Diploma Company Profile

Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The Life Sciences sector supplies technology-enabled products used in surgical procedures in operating theatres and endoscopy; testing equipment and services for clinical laboratories; and bio-pharma, food safety and testing, and other research-oriented products.