渣打(02888.HK):將按全年財務表現及前景考慮是否派發末期股息
渣打集團(02888.HK)公布首季業績,集團提及早前宣佈,因應審慎監管局的要求,以及由於新型肺炎疫情擴散給世界帶來前所未有的挑戰,董事會經慎重考慮後決定撤回派發2019年末期股息每股普通股20美仙的建議,並暫停於2020年2月28日宣佈的股份回購計劃。此外,於2020年不予預留、建議或派發普通股的中期股息。
至於2020年末期股息的建議,董事會屆時會按集團全年的財務表現以及當時的中期前景而考慮。董事會完全認同股息對集團擁有人的重要性,但是暫停向普通股股東派息將使集團能夠為個人、企業和經營所在的社區提供最大程度的支持,同時保持強大的資本比率並為長遠改革業務作出投資。集團重申其資本充足、槓桿率低,且對承受虧損的能力高,其資本和流動性指標仍遠高於監管門檻。
另外管理層於報告中並表示,預期新型肺炎疫情過後市場逐步復甦,全球大部分地區第二季度的經濟增長率將大幅收縮,下半年才漸漸走出衰退,並很有可能由其業務網絡內的市場所帶領及推動。個別市場的復甦速度將在很大程度上取決於政府刺激經濟措施和放寬限制政策的有效性,以及新型冠狀病毒病毒本身的傳播情況。
集團已準備好應對較長期的市場嚴重失調,並將繼續為其客戶及員工提供支援,同時好好管理風險、資本及流動性。集團曾於2月表示,如果收入增長因外部因素而放緩,其成本也必須如此。集團正在謹慎管理成本,同時竭盡全力保障就業。取消派發去年末期股息及排除考慮本年度中期股息是艱難的決定,這是為了應對非常特殊的情況,以確保集團有更多資本來支持個人、企業及集團經營所在的社區渡過這段困難時期。
聲明並指,若全球經濟復甦的速度較集團估計的更快,如中國目前展現迅速反彈的早期跡象令人鼓舞,集團正在採取的行動將使其變得更精簡和更穩健,能好好把握隨之帶來的機遇。
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