Jbs S.A. (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) Increases Dividend to $0.71 Per Share

Jbs S.A. (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) announced a dividend on Thursday, August 15th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Monday, August 26th will be given a dividend of 0.7106 per share on Thursday, October 17th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 26th. This is a boost from JBS’s previous dividend of $0.40.

JBS Price Performance

Shares of JBSAY stock traded down $0.01 on Thursday, reaching $13.47. The company had a trading volume of 186,479 shares, compared to its average volume of 124,662. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.94 billion, a PE ratio of 35.47 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. JBS has a one year low of $6.88 and a one year high of $13.96. The business’s 50-day moving average is $11.41 and its 200 day moving average is $10.08.

JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 14th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.84 billion. JBS had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 4.39%.

About JBS

JBS SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the processing of animal protein worldwide. The company trades in beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It produces and commercializes leather, steel cans, plastic resin, personal care and cleaning products, and collagen, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products.