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KenGen HY 2019
FUNKY
#141 Posted : Thursday, September 05, 2019 11:55:57 AM
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Announce a juicy dividend plus a special dividend and prop up the share price
VituVingiSana
#142 Posted : Friday, September 06, 2019 6:00:14 PM
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Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?
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kawi254
#143 Posted : Friday, September 06, 2019 6:15:20 PM
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VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?



2018 AGM someone asked this Question on increasing dividend and management clarified that KenGen's policy is 33% re-investment, 33% dividend, 33%[~30%] cooperate Tax.

Only way for dividend to increase is if the business performance improves.
Ericsson
#144 Posted : Friday, September 06, 2019 6:56:48 PM
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kawi254 wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?



2018 AGM someone asked this Question on increasing dividend and management clarified that KenGen's policy is 33% re-investment, 33% dividend, 33%[~30%] cooperate Tax.

Only way for dividend to increase is if the business performance improves.


We wait for the results in a month's time
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VituVingiSana
#145 Posted : Friday, September 06, 2019 9:03:32 PM
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kawi254 wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?



2018 AGM someone asked this Question on increasing dividend and management clarified that KenGen's policy is 33% re-investment, 33% dividend, 33%[~30%] cooperate Tax.

Only way for dividend to increase is if the business performance improves.
I don't think KenGen has a choice but to cooperate to pay "cooperate" tax Laughing out loudly
Yes, I know you meant corporate tax. And it is not determined by what KenGen wants but depends on the KRA guidelines and tax laws.

Dividends are paid from post-tax profits.

Reinvestment could different from repayment of loans. It could mean investments in new plants or enhancing capacity.
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#146 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 10:15:11 AM
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VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?


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Ericsson
#147 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 12:27:37 PM
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VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?

Kengen in November will have successfully repaid the ksh.26bn bond taken in 2009 together with the 12.5% interest.
And they have also been paying dividends
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Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
FUNKY
#148 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 1:29:02 PM
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Ericsson wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?

Kengen in November will have successfully repaid the ksh.26bn bond taken in 2009 together with the 12.5% interest.
And they have also been paying dividends


They started paying last year after a 2 year dividend drought
VituVingiSana
#149 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 2:53:55 PM
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Ericsson wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Doesn’t KenGen have a lot of loans. Some may be concessional but doesn’t it make sense for KenGen to pay off the loans first before hiking the dividend?

Kengen in November will have successfully repaid the ksh.26bn bond taken in 2009 together with the 12.5% interest.
And they have also been paying dividends
Didn't KenGen go through a fund-raising via a huge Debt-to-Equity Conversion - done within a larger Rights Issue - not so long ago?

I am increasingly more attracted to firms that are dynamic but actively reducing their debt:equity ratios in these tough economic times.

KenGen has been paying off its bond over 9-10 years but it still carries a lot of debt as does KPLC.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
VituVingiSana
#150 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 2:57:06 PM
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https://www.capitalfm.co...es-kengen-rights-issue/

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) will now be seeking to raise Sh8.64 in its Rights Issue, after the government decided to take up 3 billion shares valued at Sh20.2billion in the issue.
> This was a Debt:Equity Conversion which saved KenGen billions/year in interest costs.
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