This year’s dividends by listed companies 70are nearing trillion won, bringing a dividend boom to fruition

This year’s dividend payouts by companies listed on the domestic stock market are expected to reach nearly trillion won.70This figure reflects the expansion of companies’ shareholder return policies. Companies are seen increasing dividend payouts, including both regular and special dividends.

The market views expanded dividends as encouraging long-term investment. Higher dividends are a way of returning cash directly to shareholders. Some experts say this trend affects supply and demand in the stock market.

Companies are announcing dividends or filing disclosures adjusting their payout ratios. Dividend amounts are officially finalized at events such as shareholder meetings. The timing of dividend announcements and ex-dividend dates affect investment behavior.

This dividend increase is making individual stocks more attractive for their dividend yields. The shareholder-return policies of companies that have raised dividends are becoming a factor in investors’ buy decisions. However, the impact of higher dividends on a company’s capacity to reinvest varies by company.

The securities market views the increase in dividend payouts as one of the market’s pillars. Dividends provide cash flow to market participants. Companies are expected to make a series of announcements about their dividend policies going forward.