Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Issues Earnings Results

Key Points

• Vertu Motors reported an earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 4.46 for the quarter, with a net margin of 0.40% and a return on equity of 5.37%.
• The stock opened at GBX 58.78 and has a market cap of £183.29 million, alongside a significantly high P/E ratio of 1,152.55.
• Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on Vertu Motors' shares, indicating confidence in the company's performance going forward.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 4.46 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Vertu Motors had a net margin of 0.40% and a return on equity of 5.37%.

Vertu Motors Stock Performance

VTU opened at GBX 58.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £183.29 million, a P/E ratio of 1,152.55 and a beta of 1.15. Vertu Motors has a 1-year low of GBX 47.15 and a 1-year high of GBX 69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 60.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 60.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.26.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Vertu Motors in a report on Thursday, September 4th.

Vertu Motors Company Profile

Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. It operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors.

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