NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2025 (cont’d) 37. Earnings per share (a) Basic earnings per share The basic earnings per share are calculated based on the consolidated profit for the financial year attributable to owners of the Company and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial year as follows: Group 2025 2024 RM’000 RM’000 Profit attributable to owners of the Company 870,663 707,690 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue: Ordinary shares at 1 January (’000) 7,530,403 7,459,543 Effect of treasury shares buy-back (’000) (31,051) (375) Effect of new ordinary shares issued pursuant to DRP (’000) 33,850 19,352 Effect of new ordinary shares issued pursuant to Private Placement (’000) 167,234 - Weighted average number of ordinary shares at 31 December (’000) 7,700,436 7,478,520 Basic earnings per ordinary shares (sen) 11.31 9.46 (b) Diluted earnings per share Diluted earnings per ordinary share equals basic earnings per ordinary share because there is no potentially dilutive instruments in existence as at the end of each reporting period. 38. Dividends Group and Company 2025 2024 RM’000 RM’000 In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2023: - a final single-tier dividend of 1.68 sen per ordinary share declared on 16 August 2024 and paid on 24 September 2024 - 125,312 In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2024: - a first interim single-tier dividend of 0.25 sen per ordinary share declared on 20 August 2024 and paid on 18 November 2024 - 18,826 - a final single-tier dividend of 2.49 sen per ordinary share declared on 12 August 2025 and paid on 22 September 2025 191,525 - In respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2025: - a first interim single-tier dividend of 0.25 sen per ordinary share declared on 25 August 2025 and paid on 18 November 2025 19,534 - 211,059 144,138 On 26 February 2026, the Directors recommended the payment of a final single-tier dividend of 2.89 sen per ordinary share in respect of the current financial year, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 267
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