Contact Energy Limited (ASX:CEN) Announces Interim Dividend of $0.13

Contact Energy Limited (ASX:CEN) declared a interim dividend on Tuesday, February 17th, MarketIndexAU Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.127 per share on Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 161.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th.

Contact Energy Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $7.86 billion, a PE ratio of 33.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 29.54 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 73.04.

About Contact Energy

Contact Energy Limited generates and sells electricity and natural gas in New Zealand. It operates through two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale segment sells electricity to the wholesale electricity market, and commercial and industrial customers. The Retail segment delivers electricity, natural gas, broadband, and other products and services to mass market customers. The company offers electricity, natural gas, and bottled gas generated through its 11 hydro, geothermal, and thermal power stations.