Study: Dax companies pour 29 billion euros from – Nordwest-Zeitung

Frankfurt / Main Many shareholders of DAX companies may this year looking forward to a record dividend. 15 market heavyweights pay its shareholders after good results of 2015 as much money as never before. This emerged from a study published on Tuesday by the consulting firm EY.

Overall, the 29 DAX companies that have so far been given to details, 29.2 billion euros pour out – which is six percent more than last year, 24 companies increase the dividend. Not yet published are the Volkswagen data.

Largest dividend payer According EY carmaker Daimler, the total dividend by a third to just under 3.5 billion euros increased and thus the insurance company Allianz (3.3 billion euros, plus seven percent) displaced to second place. Shareholder Commerzbank and Lufthansa to get clear rounds for the first time a dividend

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In the strongest Plus can shareholders happy HeidelbergCement and Vonovia: the building materials group increased the dividend by 73 percent to 244 million euros, the homebuilder doubled the level even of 212 to 438 million euros

Bei Deutsche Bank shareholders go for a record loss of 6.8 billion euros on the other hand empty out. The energy giant RWE sweeps by red numbers, the dividend for ordinary shareholders completely, preferred shareholders receive a mini-distribution of Euro 0.13 per share (previous year: EUR 1.0).

Anteilseigner Deutsche Bank and RWE have thus doubly unlucky. After an evaluation of the DSW shareholder representatives include the two DAX companies to the largest capital shredders on the stock markets – ie the companies with particularly high losses

Although the net income of the 29 DAX companies fell last year added up by 10.5 percent to 50.8 billion euros, the dividend rose. The reason for the profit decline, however, were the billions in losses at the energy company Eon and Deutsche Bank

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“As important a consistent dividend policy and the payment of an attractive dividend to shareholders is – companies should especially given the uncertain economic development, especially in the emerging markets and do not overdo considering future large investments, “said EY expert Martin Steinbach. Excessive distributions may affect their ability to act and sustainability

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