Good News From Unilever Indonesia, This Lifebouy And Pepsodent Producer Distributes Dividends Of Nearly IDR 7.13 Trillion

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JAKARTA - PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk will distribute dividends of IDR 7.13 trillion to its shareholders for the 2020 financial year. This has been decided at the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGMS) for these consumer goods producers on May 27, 2021.

The dividend of the issuer coded for UNVR shares is equivalent to IDR 187 per share. The manufacturer of Lifebuoy soap and Pepsodent toothpaste is indeed famous for being generous because almost 100 percent of the profits are used as dividends.

Unilever Indonesia posted a net profit of IDR 7.16 trillion in 2020. This value slightly decreased by 3.1 percent year-on-year (yoy) from the realization of 2019's profit of IDR 7.39 trillion.

Thus, for the 2020 financial year, Unilever Indonesia will again distribute dividends with a payout ratio of nearly 100 percent.

"The payment of the final dividend to eligible shareholders will be made no later than June 24, 2021", wrote Unilever Indonesia's management in its official statement, Friday, May 28.

The number of dividends including the interim dividends that have been paid by the company on December 17, 2021, amounted to around IDR 3.31 trillion or approximately IDR 87 per share.

For information, Unilever Indonesia is a company engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of consumer goods including soap, detergent, margarine, milk-based foods, ice cream, cosmetic products, tea-based drinks and fruit juices.

The company's portfolio includes many well-known brands, such as Pepsodent, Pond's, Lux, Lifebuoy, Dove, Sunsilk, Clear, Rexona, Vaseline, Rinso, Molto, Sunlight, Wall's, Blue Band, Royco, Bango and many more. The company started commercial operations in 1933.