ZCCM-IH increases dividends to 35%

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Message Jeu 5 Juil 2018 11:45

ZCCM-IH increases dividends to 35%

ZCCM-IH has increased its dividend policy to 35 per cent of net profit after tax from 20 per cent as part of the company’s strategic plan for the next five years following a substantial increase in copper prices.

According to ZCCM-IH’s 2017 Annual Report Presentation issued last week, ZCCM-IH has increased its dividends policy to 35 per cent of net profit after tax, from 20 per cent, as part of the strategic plan for the next five years.

ZCCM-IH chief executive officer, Dr Pius Kasolo, said the increment had been effected following a substantial increase in copper prices on the international market, which have averaged over US $6,000 per metric tonne since last year.

“As you can see from the financial highlights, the performance of the company has been positive, both at Group and at Company levels, compared to the previous year 2016. The latter part highlighted the economic fundamentals, both at country and global level, and my assignment for now is to state how, as a company we are positioning for the future by taking advantage of these fundamentals. We have put in place a Strategic Plan for the next five years from 2018 to 2023, which is an embodiment of the vision and strategic goals that will provide the thrust for ZCCM-IH Plc to achieve its full potential in returning value to its shareholders as well as becoming a useful corporate citizen to the other stakeholders. Increase shareholder value; increasing revenue and profits is our goal and diversifying into growth priority sectors is our winning strategy. Earlier on in the presentation, you saw that we have also increased our dividend policy from 20 per cent to 35 per cent of net profit after tax,” Dr Kasolo announced during a media briefing in Lusaka.

“In its 2018-2023 Strategy, ZCCM-IH has prioritized the generation of consistent and predictable income. New measures will be put in place to extract value from legacy and post-legacy portfolio companies. Further, as mentioned earlier on, growth priority sectors have been identified that will drive diversification and de-risking of the portfolio, providing additional revenue income streams. These include the energy, manufacturing and value addition sectors. A number of Greenfield and brownfield projects have been identified and lined up. ZCCM-IH will seek strategic partnerships to develop and exploit these opportunities to achieve above market returns. For the 2018-2023 planning period, we will embark on strategic internal income-generating ventures that will continue to drive business to profitability and returns across the portfolio of assets. ZCCM-IH intends to invest in available opportunities in mineral beneficiation and value-addition, while realizing optimal and tangible returns for its shareholders. Moving forward, we will continue focusing development activities in several key sectors that are intended to give ZCCM-IH diversification benefits whilst continuing to participate in the mining sector.”

And data in the Report reveals that the share of ZCCM-IH’s losses reduced by 91 per cent during its financial year under review despite low production that year.

“Despite low production in 2017, there was an improvement in the performance of the investee companies due to improved copper prices. The share of loss reduced by 91 per cent. Reversal of impairment of price participation receivable (that was considered irrecoverable previously) of K719 million contributed to the profit recorded during the financial year. The impairment of the Ndola Lime Plant (as a result of continued poor performance over the years) of K861 million negatively affected both the group profit and total assets. With a good future outlook, the fair value of the investee companies increased and positively contributed to the profit of both the group and company,” stated the Report.
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Message Jeu 5 Juil 2018 12:37

Re: ZCCM-IH increases dividends to 35%

35 %, une bonne nouvelle, officialisée maintenant...
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Message Jeu 5 Juil 2018 21:39

Re: ZCCM-IH increases dividends to 35%

Oui, j'ai du pas mal batailler pour leur faire comprendre qu'il était important que cette décision soit officiellement annoncée. Ils ont choisi l'AGM pour le faire.
Ce que l'on conçoit bien, s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément. BOILEAU
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Message Ven 6 Juil 2018 06:56

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Super news, merci Philippe pour ta persévérance !
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Message Ven 6 Juil 2018 11:16

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Merci Philippe pour tes multiples interventions.
Amicalement
Marcel

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