Mark Johnson Purchases 5,000 Shares of Metcash (ASX:MTS) Stock

Metcash Limited (ASX:MTSGet Free Report) insider Mark Johnson purchased 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of A$3.37 per share, with a total value of A$16,835.00.

Metcash Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.52, a PEG ratio of -4.51 and a beta of -0.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.04.

Metcash Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 251.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. Metcash’s payout ratio is 76.92%.

About Metcash

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Metcash Limited operates as a wholesale distribution and marketing company in Australia. It operates through Food, Liquor, and Hardware segments. The Food segment distributes a range of products and services to independent supermarket and convenience retail outlets. The Liquor segment engages in the distribution of liquor products to independent retail outlets and hotels.

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