Several ZSE-listed companies from diverse sectors of the economy have declared significant profits during the ongoing reporting period.
The companies are in the process of paying dividends – a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits.
When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, the corporation can re-invest the profit in the business and pay a proportion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders.
Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), one of the companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), declared a final dividend of ZW$500 million out of which US$250 000 will be paid in foreign currency and the balance in local currency. In its financial statement for the period ended 31 December, the hospitality group said:
The declared amount will bring the total dividend to shareholders for the year to ZW$880 million (equivalent to US$1.5 million), of which US$500 000 is in foreign currency.
First Mutual Holdings board resolved that the final dividend of $280.2 million (which is made up of ZW$146.3 million and US$146 344) be declared from the profits of the company. This is in addition to the US$109 758 and ZWL73.2 million paid as an interim dividend.
Mashonaland Holdings saw an annual inflation-adjusted profit of $17.2 billion, compared to a loss of $4.8 billion in the prior year. It declared a final dividend of $212.40 million. A component in the amount of US$200 000 will be paid in foreign currency.
Amalgamated agriculture company, TSL Limited directors declared a final dividend of US$0.0012 per share which is in respect of the financial year ending 31 October 2022 and will be payable in full to all shareholders of the Company registered at the close of business on 14 April 2023.
POSB declared a dividend of ZWL145 257 029.
The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) listed resources group, Caledonia announced a US14 cents quarterly dividend for the period to December 31.