NCB shareholders approve 12% cash dividend for H2 2019

01/04/2020 Argaam Exclusive

National Commercial Bank’s (NCB) shareholders approved a 12% cash dividend for the second half of 2019, at SAR 1.2 per share, amounting to SAR 3.6 billion, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on March 31.

 

Shareholders also authorized the board of directors to distribute interim dividends on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2020.

Dividend Details for H2 2019

Current Capital

SAR 30 bln

Number of shares

3 bln

Dividend

SAR 3.6 bln

Percentage of capital

12% (SAR 1.2 per share)

Record date

March 31, 2020 

Payment date

April 9, 2020

 

Total Dividends FY 2019

Total dividends

SAR 6.9 bln

Percent of capital

23% (SAR 2.3/share)

In addition, shareholders approved the repurchase of the bank’s shares with a maximum of 3.98 million shares to be allocated to the Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (ELTIP) .

 

The board of directors was delegated to complete the repurchase during a period not exceeding 12 months from the date of the approval, provided to be financed from the bank's net profits and shares repurchased are kept no longer than 5 years from the repurchase date.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
26/12/2019 31/03/2020 09/04/2020 3,600.00 0.90
29/07/2019 01/08/2019 21/08/2019 3,300.00 0.82
23/12/2018 10/04/2019 24/04/2019 3,288.35 0.82
30/07/2018 02/08/2018 12/08/2018 2,989.41 0.74
31/12/2017 15/05/2018 29/05/2018 1,196.88 0.30
15/06/2017 18/06/2017 06/07/2017 2,196.59 0.55
29/01/2017 07/05/2017 14/05/2017 1,996.90 0.50
27/07/2016 02/08/2016 17/08/2016 1,200.00 0.30
24/12/2015 05/04/2016 20/04/2016 1,496.00 0.37
09/07/2015 13/07/2015 30/07/2015 1,596.00 0.40
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 3.88 27.34 14.17 %
Last 5 Financial years 5.51 25.63 21.49 %
Last 10 Financial years N/A N/A N/A
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

32.00
(0.80) (2.44 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 9.32
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 9.32
P/BV 1.14
Dividend Yield 4.53 %
Market Cap. (M) 192,000.00
Return on Average Assets 1.91 %
Return on Average Equity 12.83 %

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