ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) Insider Nigel Garrard Acquires 2,750 Shares

ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) insider Nigel Garrard acquired 2,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of A$14.40 ($9.60) per share, with a total value of A$39,594.50 ($26,396.33).

Nigel Garrard also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 23rd, Nigel Garrard bought 4,550 shares of ALS stock. The stock was bought at an average price of A$13.97 ($9.31) per share, for a total transaction of A$63,572.60 ($42,381.73).

ALS Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.05, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

ALS Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a Final dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st will be paid a $0.196 dividend. This represents a yield of 1.36%. This is an increase from ALS’s previous Final dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 11th. ALS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.22%.

About ALS

ALS Limited provides professional technical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. It operates in two segments, Commodities and Life Sciences. The Commodities segment offers assaying and analytical testing, and metallurgical services for the mining and mineral exploration companies.