Piramal Healthcare goes ex-dividend

Piramal Healthcare in its board meeting held on May 03 has recommended dividend of Rs 17.5 per equity share of face value of Rs 2 (i.e. at 875%) for the financial year ended March 31, 2012.

Piramal Healthcare touched an intraday high of Rs 516.85 and an intraday low of Rs 494. At 09:37 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 504.00, down Rs 15.35, or 2.96%.
 
It was trading with volumes of 4,982 shares. In the previous trading session, the share closed down 0.45% or Rs 2.35 at Rs 519.35.

The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 20.75 per share. (Mar, 2012). The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 24.29. The latest book value of the company is Rs 645.61 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company was 0.78. The dividend yield of the company was 3.47%.