Southern Cement shareholders approve 5% cash dividend for H2 2022

31/05/2023 Argaam Exclusive

Southern Province Cement Co.’s shareholders approved the board’s recommendation to pay a 5% cash dividend, or SAR 0.50 a share, for H2 2022, during the ordinary general meeting (OGM) held yesterday, May 30, according to a statement to Tadawul.

 

Dividend Details (H2 2022)

Current Capital

SAR 1.4 bln

Number of Shares

140 mln

Total Dividend

SAR 70  mln

Percentage of Capital

5% (SAR 0.50 a share)

Record Date

May 30, 2023 (Shareholders of record with Edaa on the second trading day following the record date)

Payment Date

June 11, 2023

Total Dividend (2022)

Total Dividend

SAR 175 mln

Percentage of Capital

12.5% (SAR 1.25 a share)

     

Shareholders also authorized the board to pay an interim dividend for 2023 on a semiannual basis, the statement added.

 

They also nodded to concluding an Islamic credit facility contract with a local bank at SAR 1.4 billion, with a tenor of more than three years. This is to finance the construction of a production line with a capacity of 5,000 tons/day and the infrastructure of another production line, with the same capacity, at the Jazan cement plant.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
28/03/2023 30/05/2023 11/06/2023 70.00 0.50
08/09/2022 14/09/2022 26/09/2022 105.00 0.75
03/03/2022 12/04/2022 24/04/2022 175.00 1.25
29/07/2021 10/08/2021 22/08/2021 175.00 1.25
03/03/2021 11/04/2021 25/04/2021 350.00 2.50
23/07/2020 09/08/2020 23/08/2020 315.00 2.25
05/03/2020 05/04/2020 19/04/2020 315.00 2.25
05/08/2019 30/09/2019 06/10/2019 175.00 1.25
07/03/2019 18/04/2019 01/05/2019 140.00 1.00
08/08/2018 30/09/2018 14/10/2018 140.00 1.00
Historical dividend per share adjusted for the effect of capital changes and bonus shares, if any

Dividend History

Consolidated cash dividend Cash dividend per share (SAR) * The stock price at the beginning of the period (SAR) Return on the base price
Last 3 Financial years 8.50 64.50 13.18 %
Last 5 Financial years 14.00 48.38 28.94 %
Last 10 Financial years 38.25 100.00 38.25 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

33.15
(0.35) (1.04 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 21.16
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 22.93
P/BV 1.42
Dividend Yield 2.35 %
Market Cap. (M) 4,641.00
Return on Average Assets 5.39 %
Return on Average Equity 6.77 %

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