In application of the Law of 2 May 2007, the latest report of participations that have been received shows the following breakdown of shareholders on 9 June 2023:
Key figures
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Number of shares as at 31 December | 136,383,256 | 136,670,838 | 136,732,506 | 136,795,123 | 138,040,929 | 138,202,261 | 138,545,260 |
Market capitalisation as at 31 December (in € millions) | 409.1 | 263.8 | 280.3 | 264.0 | 463.8 | 338.6 | 315.2 |
Earnings per share as at 31 December (in €) | 0.09 | 0.11 | -0.11 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Book value per share (in €) | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.88 | 2.22 | 2.18 |
Gross dividend per share (in €) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08* |
Share price at year end (in €) | 3.00 | 1.93 | 2.05 | 1.93 | 3.36 | 2.45 | 2.28 |
* Dividend as proposed by the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting on April 23th 2024
Dividend
The Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2024 to pay out a gross dividend of €0.08 per share over the financial year 2023.
Dividend agenda (subject to approval by the AGM):
Ex dividend date | May 6th 2024 |
Record date | May 7th 2024 |
Payment date | May 8th 2024 |
Coupon number | 19 |
Gross dividend per share | € 0.080 |
Net dividend per share | € 0.056 (after 30% withholding tax) |
Paying agent | Degroof Petercam |
Analyst coverage
Broker | Analyst | Recommendation | Target Price | Latest Update |
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Degroof Petercam | Kris Kippers | Buy | 4,00 € | 30 August 2023 |
ING | Maxime Stranart | Hold | 2,50 € | 11 December 2023 |
KBC Securities | Wim Hoste | Accumulate | 4,20 € | 7 September 2021 |
Kepler Cheuvreux | Alexander Craeymeersch | Hold | 2,90 € | 8 March 2023 |
Consensus estimates
Transparency disclosures
Every shareholder holding a minimum of 3% of the voting rights needs to comply with the law of 2 May 2007. In respect of the notification of significant investments, the Royal Decree of 14 February 2008 and the BCA. The involved parties need to submit a notification to the Financials Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) and to the Company.
The FSMA recommends transmitting the notifications electronically via e-mail to trp.fin@fsma.be Deceuninck recommends to transmit notifications per e-mail as well, to the attention of ann.bataillie@deceuninck.com.