(HCLP) (HCLP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

(HCLP) (NYSE:HCLP) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.05. The basic materials company earned $213.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $212.11 million. (HCLP) had a net margin of 9.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.24%. (HCLP)'s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.32 earnings per share.

(HCLP) (NYSE:HCLP) pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 42.39%. HCLP has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 65.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, HCLP will have a dividend payout ratio of 408.33% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for HCLP.

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