Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) is scheduled to be issuing its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, May 8th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.74 per share for the quarter. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY24 guidance at $2.65 to $2.85 EPS and its FY 2024 guidance at 2.650-2.850 EPS.Parties interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.18. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 8.38% and a net margin of 4.66%. The firm had revenue of $488.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $481.41 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.31 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Edgewell Personal Care to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE EPC opened at $37.62 on Wednesday. Edgewell Personal Care has a one year low of $33.71 and a one year high of $46.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $37.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a PE ratio of 18.44 and a beta of 0.94.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.59%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EPC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $39.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th.

About Edgewell Personal Care

Edgewell Personal Care Company is a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products in the wet shave, sun and skin care, feminine care and infant care categories. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a portfolio of over 25 brands. It manages its business in four segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, Feminine Care and All Other.