The 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited was held recently on digital platform. Gerald K Adams, Chairman, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited presided over the meeting. Rupali Chowdhury, Managing Director, along with other directors, namely Anil Bhalla, Masud Khan, Parveen Mahmud, Reazul Islam, Rishma Kaur, Kanwardip Singh Dhingra, Sunil Sharma, Abhijit Roy, Jean-Claude Loutreuil and Sazzad Rahim Chowdhury also attended the meeting.
Gerald K Adams presented the Directors’ Report, Auditors’ Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year that ended on March 31, 2022 before the shareholders. Rupali Chowdhury replied to the shareholders’ queries. .
400% Cash Dividend comprising of 300% interim dividend and 100% final dividend was declared for 2021-2022 in the meeting. The company achieved 31.8% revenue growth and around 19% volume growth in the year that ended on March 31, 2022. The company gained market share in 2021-2022. At the backdrop of 31.80% revenue growth, the company achieved 10.07% growth in income before tax. Income before tax was 17.40% of net sales in 2021-22 compared to 20.83% of last year. During the period, cost of sales increased from 60.21% to 65.59% of net sales.
During the year, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has been awarded ‘Top VAT Payer’ for 2019-20 fiscal year under manufacturing category. The company also received ‘ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2020’ in the category of multinational manufacturing industries for its sales & financial performance, contribution to national exchequer, HR management, corporate governance, shareholders’ return, investment growth and CSR activities. Berger Paints has also been awarded the ‘Best Paint Brand’ in Paint category for 11 consecutive times by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) in partnership with Nielsen Bangladesh.
Photo Caption: Gerald K Adams presided over the 49th AGM of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited held recently. Managing Director Rupali Chowdhury along with other directors, namely Anil Bhalla, Masud Khan, Parveen Mahmud, Reazul Islam, Rishma Kaur, Kanwardip Singh Dhingra, Sunil Sharma, Abhijit Roy, Jean-Claude Loutreuil, Sazzad Rahim Chowdhury and Company Secretary Khandker Abu Jafar Sadique, also attended the meeting.
