Dividend Policy & payment
RATCH Group Public Company Limited has a policy to pay dividend
at no less than 40 percent of its total net profit according to the consolidated
financial statements after capital reserve required by laws and other reserves.
However, dividend payment also depends on the Company’s cash flow.
Dividend paid to shareholders since the inauguration of its operation is as follows:
| Year | Net Profit (Million Baht) |
Net Profit after reserves required by laws (Million Baht) /1 |
Earnings Per Share (Baht) | % of dividend payment | Paid Dividend (Million Baht) | No. of shares (Million) | Dividend per share (Baht) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,060 | 2,907 | 2.00 | 49.9 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 4,729 | 4,492 | 3.10 | 48.4 | 2,175 | 1,450 | 1.50 |
| 2003 | 5,424 | 5,153 | 3.55 | 49.2 | 2,537 | 1,450 | 1.75 |
| 2004 | 6,066 | 6,162 | 4.47 | 47.1 | 2,900 | 1,450 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 6,487 | 5,763 | 4.18 | 50.3 | 2,900 | 1,450 | 2.00 |
| 2006 | 6,106 | 5,955 | 4.21 | 51.1 | 3,045 | 1,450 | 2.10 |
| 2007 | 5,829 | 5,829 | 4.02 | 52.2 | 3,045 | 1,450 | 2.10 |
| 2008 | 6,493 | 6,493 | 4.48 | 49.1 | 3,190 | 1,450 | 2.20 |
| 2009 | 6,740 | 6,740 | 4.65 | 48.4 | 3,263 | 1,450 | 2.25 |
| 2010 | 5,220 | 5,220 | 3.60 | 62.5 | 3,263 | 1,450 | 2.25 |
| 2011 | 4,849 | 4,849 | 3.34 | 67.3 | 3,263 | 1,450 | 2.25 |
| 2012 | 7,726 | 7,726 | 5.33 | 42.6 | 3,292 | 1,450 | 2.27 |
| 2013 | 6,514 | 6,514 | 4.27 | 53.2 | 3,292 | 1,450 | 2.27 |
| 2014 | 6,279 | 6,279 | 4.33 | 52.42 | 3,292 | 1,450 | 2.27 |
| 2015 | 3,188 | 3,188 | 2.20 | 103.3 | 3,292 | 1,450 | 2.27 |
| 2016 | 6,166 | 6,166 | 4.25 | 55.27 | 3,408 | 1,450 | 2.35 |
| 2017 | 6,038 | 6,038 | 4.16 | 57.63 | 3,480 | 1,450 | 2.40 |
| 2018 | 5,588 | 5,588 | 3.85 | 62.28 | 3,480 | 1,450 | 2.40 |
| 2019 | 5,963 | 5,963 | 4.11 | 58.36 | 3,480 | 1,450 | 2.40 |
| 2020 | 6,287 | 6,287 | 4.34 | 55.36 | 3,480 | 1,450 | 2.40 |
| 2021 | 7,819 | 7,819 | 5.39 | 46.36 | 3,625 | 1,450 | 2.50 |
| 2022 | 5,782 | 5,593 | 3.15 | 60.19 | 3,480 | 2,175 | 1.60 /2 |
/1The Company has to deduct no less than 5 percent of profit for legal reserve until such reserve is no less than 10 percent of the registered capital.
/2Being an agenda item to be considered at the 2023 Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting to be held on 24 April 2023 The Company paid the interim dividend for the first 6-month performance of 2022 (January-June 2022) to shareholders at Baht 0.80 per share on 23 September 2022.