Bemis (BMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

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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