John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) to Issue Special Dividend of $2.00

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) declared a special dividend on Thursday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $2.00 per share on Friday, December 18th. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 4th.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ JBSS opened at $56.22 on Friday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a 1-year low of $50.73 and a 1-year high of $92.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $65.11 and a 200-day moving average of $76.15. The firm has a market cap of $657.21 million, a PE ratio of 11.88 and a beta of 0.34.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.53 by ($0.42). The company had revenue of $288.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $306.92 million. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 14.95%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that John B. Sanfilippo & Son will post 5.45 EPS for the current year.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. processes, packages and markets nuts and nut-based products. Its offerings include snack and baking nuts, trail mixes, nut butters, confections and other snack products, sold under company-owned brands as well as through private-label programs. The company’s brands include Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and Squirrel Brand. Its products reach consumers through grocery and other retail channels, as well as foodservice and industrial customers. Founded in 1922, the company is headquartered in Elgin, Illinois.