Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Announces Earnings Results

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) posted its quarterly 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 Stock Down 0.7 %

LON KGF opened at GBX 242.90 ($3.13) on Thursday. Kingfisher has a 12 month low of GBX 227.20 ($2.93) and a 12 month high of GBX 333.50 ($4.29). The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12. The stock has a market cap of £4.29 billion, a PE ratio of 12.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 251.17 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 270.47.

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 paid a dividend of GBX 19.72 ($0.25) per share. This represents a yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is an increase 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.