Eastern Cement shareholders approve 25% dividend for 2020

12/04/2021 Argaam Exclusive

Eastern Province Cement Co.’s shareholders approved a 25% cash dividend, at SAR 2.5 per share, for 2020, during the ordinary general meeting held on April 11, 2021.

 

Dividend Details (2020)

Current Capital

SAR 860 mln

Number of shares

86 mln

Dividend

SAR 215 mln

Percentage of Capital

25% (SAR 2.5 per share)

Record date

April 11, 2021 (Shareholders registered with the Securities Depository Centre (Edaa) at the end of the second trading day following the maturity date)

Payment date

April 28, 2021

 

Shareholders also delegated the board of directors to distribute interim dividends on semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2021.

 

In addition, shareholders gave the go-ahead for the forming the audit committee and setting the remuneration for its members, starting from the meeting date to the end of the current term on Jan. 28, 2024. The committee members include Ibrahim Al Rwayes (non-executive),Waleed Mohammad Al Jaafari (independent), Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al Khonin (independent), Majed Saleh Al Rajhi (independent) and Jasem Shaheen Al Rumaihi (non-board member as an independent candidate specializing in financial and accounting fields).

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
07/03/2021 11/04/2021 28/04/2021 215.00 2.50
18/03/2020 14/04/2020 27/04/2020 129.00 1.50
19/03/2019 30/04/2019 15/05/2019 64.50 0.75
21/03/2018 08/05/2018 24/05/2018 86.00 1.00
14/02/2017 10/04/2017 27/04/2017 129.00 1.50
23/02/2016 29/03/2016 17/04/2016 215.00 2.50
15/02/2015 31/03/2015 14/04/2015 215.00 2.50
13/02/2014 19/03/2014 02/04/2014 301.00 3.50
17/02/2013 17/03/2013 27/03/2013 344.00 4.00
12/02/2012 18/03/2012 28/03/2012 301.00 3.50
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 4.75 26.45 17.96 %
Last 5 Financial years 7.25 31.66 22.90 %
Last 10 Financial years 23.25 45.80 50.76 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

34.70
(0.10) (0.29 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 13.60
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 11.86
P/BV 1.23
Dividend Yield 4.20 %
Market Cap. (M) 2,984.20
Return on Average Assets 7.70 %
Return on Average Equity 9.18 %

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