Paramount Insurance to pay 10% cash dividend for 2025

Paramount Insurance Company, a non-life insurer listed on the stock exchanges, has recommended a 10% cash dividend for 2025, despite a marginal decline in profit.

According to disclosures made today (11 March), the company posted a net profit of Tk8.90 crore for 2025, down 1.87% from Tk9.07 crore in 2024. Earnings per share (EPS) fell slightly to Tk2.19 from Tk2.23 last year. The company had also paid a 10% cash dividend in 2024.

The insurer's shares were last quoted at Tk51.30 each. Data from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed that Paramount shares had risen sharply in recent trading sessions, from an average of Tk41 to Tk58 by mid-February. Following sell-offs amid the Middle East conflict, the price dropped to Tk46 on 8 March but has since rebounded to around Tk51 over the past three trading sessions.

At the end of 2025, the company's net asset value (NAV) per share increased to Tk28.16 from Tk27.26 in 2024, while net operating cash flow per share declined to Tk1.79 from Tk2.91.

Paramount Insurance has scheduled its annual general meeting for 18 May through a digital platform, with 21 April set as the record date for shareholders.

Listed in 2007, Paramount Insurance has a paid-up capital of Tk40.66 crore. As of February, sponsor-directors held 48.48% of shares, institutional investors 18.52%, foreign investors 0.04%, and the general public 32.96%, according to DSE data.