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Walton High-Tech sets precedent by disbursing cash dividend

Published : Monday, 19 October, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Press Release

Walton High-Tech Industries PLC, the nation's tech giant listed under the engineering sector on the capital market, set a unique precedent by disbursing a 180 per cent cash dividend to institutional and general investors within a single day of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the 2025-26 financial year.

The company remitted the approved cash dividend directly into the bank accounts of investors just one day after the approval was granted at the AGM.

Walton's Deputy Managing Director and Company Secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, FCS, confirmed that the 20th AGM of Walton High-Tech Industries was conducted on a digital platform on Thursday (October 15, 2026) with the participation of institutional investors and a large number of general shareholders.

Attending shareholders unanimously approved the board of directors' recommendation of a 180 per cent cash dividend and a 10 per cent stock dividend for the 2025-26 financial year. The approved cash dividend was transferred to investors' bank accounts the day after the meeting.

The company secretary noted that technological excellence, institutional efficiency, operational momentum, and a robust liquidity position enabled Walton to disburse the cash dividend within such a short timeframe, setting a benchmark in the country's capital market.

Under the approved terms for the 2025-26 financial year, shareholders received a cash dividend of Tk 18 per ordinary share against a face value of Tk 10. Additionally, investors received one (01) bonus share for every 10 ordinary shares held.

According to the audited financial report approved by shareholders, Walton posted a net profit of Tk 1,124.57 crore for the 2025-26 financial year, up from Tk 1,036.61 crore recorded in the preceding fiscal year. The company's earnings per share (EPS) rose to Tk 33.75, compared to Tk 31.11 in the previous fiscal year.

Walton's total Net Asset Value (NAV) with revaluation stood at approximately Tk 12,704 crore. Net Asset Value per share with revaluation rose to Tk 381.26, while NAV per share without revaluation increased to Tk 280.24.

The approved 10 per cent stock dividend, funded entirely from retained earnings, will be utilized to expand the company's ongoing green energy capacity, ensure an uninterrupted power supply, and fund modernizing, balancing, refurbishing, and expanding (BMRE) activities.

-SA

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