Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) Hits New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

Brickability Group Plc (LON:BRCK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 54.60 ($0.68) and last traded at GBX 55.40 ($0.69), with a volume of 1482228 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 57.60 ($0.72).

Brickability Group Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.20. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 62.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 65.35. The firm has a market capitalization of £177.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,108.00 and a beta of 1.30.

Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 5.03 ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. Brickability Group had a net margin of 2.59% and a return on equity of 8.37%. On average, analysts predict that Brickability Group Plc will post 8.4193122 earnings per share for the current year.

Brickability Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a dividend of GBX 1.12 ($0.01) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. Brickability Group’s payout ratio is presently 6,000.00%.

Insider Activity at Brickability Group

In related news, insider Clive Norman sold 400,000 shares of Brickability Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 64 ($0.80), for a total transaction of £256,000 ($319,560.60). 38.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Brickability Group Company Profile

Brickability Group Plc is a leading distributor and provider of specialist products and services to the UK construction industry. The business comprises four divisions: Bricks and Building Materials, Contracting, Distribution, and Strategic Importing. With an agile, de-centralised, capital-light business model, supported by a strong balance sheet, Brickability leverages the skills of its people company-wide to effectively service the complex and evolving needs of the construction industry.
Incorporated in 1985, the Group has grown organically through product diversification and geographic expansion, as well as through the acquisition of specialist businesses that support its long-term strategy for growth.