Bank Albilad shareholders OK 5% cash dividend for 2022

02/05/2023 Argaam Exclusive

Bank Albilad shareholders approved the board’s proposal for a 5% cash dividend, or SAR 0.50 per share, for 2022, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on May 1, the bank said in a statement to Tadawul.

 

Dividend Details (2022)

Current Capital 

SAR 10 bln 

Number of Shares

1 bln 

Total Dividend

SAR 500 mln 

Percentage of Capital 

5% (SAR 0.50 per share after Zakat) 

Record Date 

May 1, 2023 (Shareholders registered with the Securities Depository Center Co. (Edaa) by the close of trading on the second trading day after the EGM date 

Payment Date 

May 10, 2023

 

The board was also authorized to pay interim dividends on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2023.

 

Shareholders also greenlit the employee shares program, authorizing the board to determine its conditions including the allocation price for each share offered to employees.

 

They also approved the buyback of five million shares maximum as treasury shares, which will be allocated for the employee shares program. The buyback will be financed by the bank’s internal sources. The board, or whoever it delegates, was authorized to complete the repurchase within 12 months from the date of shareholders’ approval.

 

The repurchased shares will be retained by the bank for 10 years starting from the shareholders’ approval date. Afterwards, the bank will follow the applicable procedures in this regard.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
01/01/2023 01/05/2023 10/05/2023 500.00 0.40
11/02/2020 26/04/2020 04/05/2020 375.00 0.30
21/07/2019 25/07/2019 08/08/2019 300.00 0.24
14/01/2018 11/04/2018 29/04/2018 240.00 0.19
26/09/2017 01/10/2017 19/10/2017 180.00 0.14
29/12/2016 08/05/2017 25/05/2017 300.00 0.24
08/01/2015 14/04/2015 30/04/2015 200.00 0.16
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 0.80 16.94 4.72 %
Last 5 Financial years 1.34 13.00 10.31 %
Last 10 Financial years 2.08 11.21 18.52 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

35.95
(0.10) (0.28 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 17.13
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 17.13
P/BV 2.79
Dividend Yield 1.10 %
Market Cap. (M) 44,937.50
Return on Average Assets 1.80 %
Return on Average Equity 17.07 %

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