SAB shareholders OK 9.8% dividend for H2 2023; 4.7M share buyback

28/04/2024 Argaam Exclusive

Shareholders of Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) approved the board's recommendation to pay a cash dividend of SAR 0.98 a share, or 9.8% of capital, for H2 2023, during the extraordinary general meeting held on April 25, the bank said in a statement to Tadawul.

 

Dividend Details (H2 2023)

Current Capital

SAR 20.54 bln

Number of Shares

2.05 bln

Total Dividend

SAR 2.01 bln

Percentage of Capital

9.8% (SAR 0.98 a share) after Zakat

Record Date

April 25, 2024, including shareholders registered with Edaa on the second trading day following this date

Payment Date

May 13, 2024

 

Dividend Details (2023)

Total Dividend

SAR 3.82 bln

Percentage of Capital

18.6% (SAR 1.86 a share)

 

Shareholders also authorized the board of directors to distribute cash dividends for 2024 on a semi-annual or quarterly basis.

 

Meanwhile, they approved the repurchase of up to 4.7 million shares to allocate to the employee stock incentive program. The share buyback will be financed from the bank’s resources.

 

Additionally, they authorized the board (or whomever it delegates) to complete the repurchase process within 12 months from the date of the EGM approval and to determine the program terms.

 

The bank may hold treasury shares without selling or allocating them to the employee share scheme for a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of approval. Once the said period lapses, the bank will follow the rules and procedures stipulated in the relevant laws and regulations, the statement added.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
11/02/2024 25/04/2024 13/05/2024 2,014.00 0.98
30/07/2023 13/08/2023 28/08/2023 1,808.00 0.88
14/02/2023 03/05/2023 18/05/2023 1,521.00 0.74
04/07/2022 13/07/2022 27/07/2022 1,130.00 0.55
21/02/2022 17/04/2022 25/04/2022 740.00 0.36
01/08/2021 05/08/2021 19/08/2021 1,027.00 0.50
01/01/2020 22/04/2020 05/05/2020 1,234.00 0.60
05/08/2019 19/08/2019 02/09/2019 1,185.00 0.58
27/12/2018 01/04/2019 10/04/2019 1,500.00 1.00
24/07/2018 02/08/2018 16/08/2018 1,440.00 0.96
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 4.01 24.80 16.17 %
Last 5 Financial years 5.19 32.65 15.89 %
Last 10 Financial years 10.72 29.67 36.12 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

31.50
(0.20) (0.63 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 8.30
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 8.30
P/BV 1.08
Dividend Yield 4.91 %
Market Cap. (M) 64,726.20
Return on Average Assets 2.12 %
Return on Average Equity 13.48 %

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