Astra shareholders approve 15% dividend for 2021, 4.8 mln share buyback as treasury shares

24/04/2022 Argaam Exclusive

Astra Industrial Group’s shareholders approved the board's proposal for a 15% cash dividend, or SAR 1.5 per share, for 2021, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on April 21, the company said in a statement to Tadawul.  

 

Dividend Details   

Current Capital  

SAR 800 mln 

Number of Shares  

80 mln 

Total Dividends  

SAR 120 mln 

Percentage of Capital  

15% (SAR 0.15 per share) 

Record Date  

April 21, 2022

Payment Date  

April 28, 2022

 

Shareholders also approved the repurchase of a maximum of 800,000 shares, or no more than 1% of the total issued shares, to retain them as treasury shares for the Employee Shares Incentive Program (ESIP).

 

Additionally, shareholders ratified the buyback of a maximum of four million shares, or no more than 5% of the total issued shares, to retain them as treasury shares, as the board considers that the share price on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) is lower than its fair value.

 

The repurchase process will be financed from the company’s cash resources and/or credit facilities.

 

They also delegated the board of directors to complete the purchase in one or several stages, within a period up to 12 months from the EGM approval date. The company may retain the Treasury Shares for a maximum period of 10 years.

 

Meanwhile, shareholders elected members of the board of directors for the three-year term started on April 22, 2022.

 

The new board includes Sabih Masri, Khaled Masri, Mohammad Al Utaibi, Ghassan Akeel, Kamil Sadeddin, Farraj Abuthenain, Abdulkarim AlNafi, Ali AlSubaihin and Khaled AlMana.

 

They also approved the formation of the audit committee for the new term which will include, Abdel Kariem Al-Nafi, Ayman Yousef and Ibrahim Al-Ghamlas.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
16/03/2022 21/04/2022 28/04/2022 120.00 1.50
11/03/2021 11/04/2021 20/04/2021 60.00 0.75
28/03/2018 17/05/2018 07/06/2018 40.00 0.50
19/03/2017 16/05/2017 06/06/2017 40.00 0.50
10/03/2015 28/04/2015 18/05/2015 55.60 0.70
26/02/2014 29/04/2014 14/05/2014 129.70 1.62
23/02/2013 22/04/2013 14/05/2013 129.70 1.62
19/02/2012 28/05/2012 13/06/2012 129.70 1.62
21/02/2011 30/04/2011 22/05/2011 111.20 1.39
21/02/2010 30/03/2010 21/04/2010 92.64 1.16
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 15.60 30.45 %
Last 5 Financial years 4.75 15.92 29.84 %
Last 10 Financial years 8.07 36.20 22.28 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

168.20
0.80 0.48 %

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 22.72
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 24.77
P/BV 5.63
Dividend Yield 1.88 %
Market Cap. (M) 13,456.00
Return on Average Assets 13.08 %
Return on Average Equity 27.04 %

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