Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) Declares $0.60 Special Dividend

Key Points

• Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has declared a special dividend of $0.6018 per share, with an ex-dividend date set for November 21st and payment scheduled for December 18th.
• The company's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.15 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.10, along with a revenue of $135.89 million.
• Currently, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a market capitalization of $620.43 million and recorded a stock price increase of 1.2%, opening at $7.32.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC - Get Free Report) announced a special dividend on Wednesday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a dividend of 0.6018 per share by the construction company on Thursday, December 18th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:CPAC opened at $7.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $620.43 million, a PE ratio of 11.80 and a beta of 0.77. The firm's 50-day moving average is $6.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.18. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a 1 year low of $5.10 and a 1 year high of $7.50.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The construction company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $135.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $132.73 million. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. had a net margin of 10.51% and a return on equity of 16.60%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.09 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. will post 0.62 EPS for the current year.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Company Profile

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA., a cement company, produces, distributes, and sells cement and cement-related materials in Peru. It operates through three segments: Cement, Concrete, Mortar and Precast; Quicklime; and Sales of Construction Supplies. The company's cement and concrete products are used in residential and commercial construction, and civil engineering; ready-mix concrete used in construction sites; concrete precast, such as paving units or paver stones for pedestrian walkways, as well as other bricks for partition walls and concrete precast for structural and non-structural uses; and cement-based products.

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