Kohinoor Chemical recommends 75% dividend for FY25
With the profit, the company had paid a 60% dividend—50% cash and 10% stock, its data showed
Kohinoor Chemical Company (Bangladesh), a listed firm under the pharmaceuticals and chemicals sector, has recommended a 75% dividend — comprising 65% cash and 10% stock — for its shareholders for the fiscal year 2024-25.
In a disclosure through the stock exchanges yesterday, the firm reported a 24% growth in its profit in FY25 compared to the previous fiscal year.
In FY24, which began in July 2024 and ended in June 2025, the company reported a profit of Tk63.20 crore, with earnings per share (EPS) of Tk17.05.
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Its previous data showed, in FY24, it had made a profit of Tk50.95 crore and EPS of Tk13.74.
With the profit, the company had paid a 60% dividend—50% cash and 10% stock, its data showed.
The company reported a net asset value per share of Tk65.16, and net operating cash flow per share of Tk17.47, which was Tk54.86 and Tk26.06 respectively in the previous fiscal year.
Regarding the stock dividend, the company said it recommended a stock dividend from retained earnings to fund capital machinery, construction, and major overhauling.
Despite increasing profit and recommending higher dividends for its shareholders, shares price of Kohinoor Chemicals Company declined yesterday by 2.46% or Tk14.2 each to Tk563.90 each at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
The company got enlisted on the DSE in 1988, and existing paid-up capital is Tk37.07 crore.
Out of its total shares, sponsor-directors held 50.57%, institutional investors 13.96%, foreign investors 0.04% and the general public 35.43%, as per the DSE as on 30 September.
