Bemis (BMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE:BMS) issued its earnings results on Monday, April, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.02. The industrial products company had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Bemis had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.46% and a net margin of 5.62%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.63 EPS.

Bemis (NYSE:BMS) pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.20%. The dividend payout ratio is 45.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BMS will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.88% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for BMS.

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