Bupa Arabia shareholders approve 40% cash dividend for 2023

01/07/2024 Argaam Exclusive

Shareholders of Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. gave the go-ahead for the distribution of a cash dividend at 40% of capital, or SAR 4 a share, for 2023.

 

The approval was made during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on June 30, according to a filing to Tadawul.

 

Cash Dividends Details

Current Capital

SAR 1.5 bln

Number of Shares

150 mln

Total Dividend

SAR 600 mln

Payout Ratio

40% (SAR 4 a share)

Record Date

June 30, 2024 (Shareholders of record registered with Edaa at the end of the second trading day following the record date)

Payment Date

Later

 

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

 

In addition, they approved the buyback of 860,000 shares maximum to allocate to the employee share program. The share repurchase will be financed from the company’s cash balance, while the board was authorized to finalize the share buyback within 12 months maximum from the general meeting date.

 

The repurchased shares will be retained for 10 years maximum from the general meeting date, and the company will follow the applicable regulations in this regard after the expiry of this period.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
28/05/2024 30/06/2024 17/07/2024 600.00 4.00
03/05/2023 22/06/2023 17/07/2023 540.00 3.60
06/06/2022 30/06/2022 20/07/2022 540.00 3.60
25/04/2021 24/06/2021 08/07/2021 408.00 2.72
30/04/2019 30/06/2019 14/07/2019 180.00 1.20
17/04/2018 31/05/2018 11/06/2018 160.00 1.07
13/03/2017 08/05/2017 21/05/2017 120.00 0.80
25/04/2016 01/06/2016 27/06/2016 160.00 1.07
23/04/2014 05/06/2014 25/06/2014 20.00 0.13
02/03/2013 10/04/2013 07/05/2013 40.00 0.27
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 11.20 96.18 11.64 %
Last 5 Financial years 13.92 64.74 21.50 %
Last 10 Financial years 18.05 11.42 158.10 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 22.43
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 22.43
P/BV 5.27
Dividend Yield 1.87 %
Market Cap. (M) 27,480.00
Return on Average Assets 8.38 %
Return on Average Equity 25.30 %

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