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Annual Report 2020
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Notes to the Financial Statements
As at 31 March 2020
kumpulan Fima Berhad
(197201000167)(11817-V)
12. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing consolidated profit for the year, net of tax, attributable to equity holders
of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial year, excluding treasury
shares held by the Company.
The following tables reflect the profit and share data used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for
the years ended 31 March 2020 and 2019:
Group
2020
RM'000
2019
RM'000
Profit net of tax attributable to equity holders of the Company used in the
computation of basic/diluted earnings per share
29,214
59,840
Number of shares
2020
'000
2019
'000
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share
computation
280,971
281,630
Group
2020
sen
2019
sen
Basic/diluted earnings per share for the year (sen)
10.40
21.25
13. Dividends
Amount
Net dividends per share
2020
RM'000
2019
RM'000
2020
sen
2019
sen
Recognised during the year:
Final dividend for 2018: 9.0 sen single tier
ordinary shares paid on 5 October 2018
-
25,353
-
9.00
Final dividend for 2019: 9.0 sen single tier
ordinary shares paid on 7 October 2019
25,295
-
9.00
-
25,295
25,353
9.00
9.00
The directors declared a single-tier interim dividend in respect of the current financial year ended 31 March 2020 of 9.0 sen
per share on 282,231,600 shares, amounting to a total of approximately RM25,227,000, payable on 14 September 2020.
The financial statements for the current year do not reflect this dividend. This dividendwill be accounted for in shareholders'
equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the financial year ending 31 March 2021.
The directors do not recommend the payment of any final dividend in respect of the current financial year.