Billington (LON:BILN) Shares Down 17.6% – Should You Sell?

Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) fell 17.6% during mid-day trading on Friday. The company traded as low as GBX 328.98 and last traded at GBX 333.60. 234,123 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 797% from the average daily volume of 26,114 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 405.

Billington Price Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 425.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 403.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market cap of £42.88 million, a P/E ratio of 20.22 and a beta of 0.55.

Billington (LON:BILN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 29th. The company reported GBX 16.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Billington had a net margin of 2.03% and a return on equity of 4.31%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Billington Holdings Plc will post 54.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Billington Company Profile

Billington Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and installs structural steelworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems, and secondary steelworks. It also provides safety solutions and barrier systems to the construction industry; edge protection and fall prevention systems; and site hoarding and branding systems. In addition, the company engages in the property rental and management services.