Arabian Cement shareholders to vote on 12.5% dividend for H2 2020 on April 11

18/03/2021 Argaam Exclusive

Shareholders of Arabian Cement Co. are set to vote on a board recommendation to distribute a 12.5% cash dividend,  at SAR 1.25 per share, amounting to SAR 125 million for H2 2020, during the ordinary general assembly meeting (OGM) that will be held on April 11, 2021.

 

Dividend Details for H2 2020

Current Capital

SAR 1 bln

Number of shares

100 mln

Dividend

SAR 125 mln

Percentage of capital

12.5% (SAR 1.25 per share)

Record date

April 11, 2021 (Shareholders registered with the Securities Depository Centre (Edaa) at the end of second trading day following the general assembly meeting, date of which will be announced later).

Payment date

To be determined later 

 

Shareholders will also discuss financial results, as well as the board and auditor reports for 2020.

 

They will also appoint an auditor, discharge board members from liability, in addition to approving board remuneration of SAR 2 million for the same year.

 

The OGM will vote on authorizing the board of directors to distribute interim cash dividends on semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2021.

 

Shareholders will also ratify the contracts and transactions concluded between the company and the Ready-Mix Concrete and Construction Supplies Co. (RMCC) in Jordan, in which two board members, Saud Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Suleiman and Mutaz Kusai Hassan Al-Azzawi (non-executive directors), have an indirect interests since they hold the post of RMCC board.

 

The transaction is a cement procurement process and construction supplies done by RMCC through its subsidiary, Qatrana Cement Co. The transaction, which was conducted in 2020, is valued at SAR 52.4 million, considering no preferential terms are applicable.

 

Shareholders will vote on the assembly items as of April 7, 2021, through Tadawul services.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
01/03/2021 11/04/2021 02/05/2021 125.00 1.25
26/07/2020 10/08/2020 26/08/2020 100.00 1.00
02/03/2020 19/04/2020 07/05/2020 100.00 1.00
04/08/2019 05/08/2019 29/08/2019 75.00 0.75
03/03/2019 07/04/2019 25/04/2019 100.00 1.00
19/02/2018 08/04/2018 26/04/2018 100.00 1.00
25/09/2017 03/12/2017 19/12/2017 200.00 2.00
09/08/2017 10/08/2017 27/08/2017 100.00 1.00
20/02/2017 18/04/2017 04/05/2017 200.00 2.00
18/07/2016 21/07/2016 25/08/2016 200.00 2.00
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 5.00 34.30 14.58 %
Last 5 Financial years 13.00 47.51 27.36 %
Last 10 Financial years 29.70 27.36 108.55 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

26.00
(0.05) (0.19 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 16.09
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 18.05
P/BV 1.03
Dividend Yield 4.35 %
Market Cap. (M) 2,600.00
Return on Average Assets 5.22 %
Return on Average Equity 6.37 %

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