E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) Reaches New 52-Week High at $1,224.99

E-L Financial Co. Limited (TSE:ELF) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as C$1,224.99 and last traded at C$1,224.99, with a volume of 200 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$1,189.39.

E-L Financial Trading Up 2.1 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 2.70. The firm has a market capitalization of C$4.20 billion, a PE ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$1,128.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$1,083.91.

E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 9th. The insurance provider reported C$148.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$339.00 million during the quarter. E-L Financial had a net margin of 39.01% and a return on equity of 16.27%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that E-L Financial Co. Limited will post 0.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

E-L Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 17th were issued a dividend of $3.75 per share. This represents a $15.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 28th. E-L Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.78%.

About E-L Financial

E-L Financial Corporation Limited operates as an investment and insurance holding company in Canada. It operates through two segments, E-L Corporate and Empire Life. The company owns investments in equities and fixed income securities directly and indirectly through common shares, investment funds, closed-end investment companies, pooled funds, limited partnerships, and other private and investment companies.