EXCEL FORCE MSC BERHAD Annual Report 2017

11 EXCEL FORCE MSC BERHAD (570777-X) ANNUAL REPORT 2017 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT EForce believes Malaysian securities trading market is poised for further growth, as evident by the range of initiatives announced by the Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak during the World Capital Markets Symposium held in Kuala Lumpur in February 2018. The Group shall remain focus on its core business segment of building and maintaining state of the art share trading systems and its supporting functions, and enabling brokers and banks to capitalise on the growth ahead, towards a vibrant stock exchange with increased investor participation and deepened liquidity. Concurrently, the Group is open to collaboration opportunities with potential partners in Malaysia and overseas to explore new business segments that leverages on the Group’s technological capability in real time online digital solutions for mission critical business environment. Dividend As an appreciation to our valued shareholders for their continuous support, the Group had declared and paid 2.5 sen dividend per share in FYE 2017. The Group allocated 82% of its consolidated net profit as dividend to shareholders. There is no dividend distribution policy as management is of the view that adequate resources must be maintained within the Group for working capital and future growth of the Group. Factors that may influence the dividend payout includes, among others, the profitability of the Group, the availability of cash balance and adequacy of reserve. Management Discussion And Analysis (cont’d)