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Petrolimex Equipment Joint Stock Company (UpCOM: PEQ) has announced the final registration date to determine the shareholder list for its 2025 cash dividend. The final registration date is May 11, 2026, with an ex-rights date of May 8, 2026.
PEQ plans to pay a cash dividend at a rate of 20%, equivalent to 2,000 dong per share. The payment date is expected to be May 28, 2026.
In the market, PEQ shares are trading at around 47,100 dong per share. Based on this price, the dividend yield is approximately 4.2%.
With more than 4.9 million shares outstanding, the company expects to pay over 9.9 billion dong for this dividend round.
PEQ has maintained cash dividend payments for 14 consecutive years. The highest dividend rate paid to shareholders was 33.4% in 2019, following net profit of about 29 billion dong in 2018. In 2019, net profit fell to around 21 billion dong.
Over the last three years (2023–2025), PEQ’s net profit has ranged roughly between 15 and 20 billion dong per year, while payout ratios have been around 20–25%.
For 2026, PEQ targets revenue of over 1,014 billion dong and pre-tax profit of 23 billion dong, representing declines of 18% and 8%, respectively, compared with the previous year. The company’s expected minimum dividend is 15%.
As of late 2025, Petrolimex Construction and Trading Joint Stock Company is the parent company, holding 50.48% of PEQ’s charter capital. Based on the announced dividend plan, it is estimated to receive more than 5 billion dong in dividends.
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