DÜSSELDORF (dpa-AFX) - Despite difficult conditions in 2022, listed companies in Germany plan to pay a record amount of dividends to their shareholders, according to a study. Profit distributions will add up to 75 billion euros, according to calculations by the Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz (DSW) and the isf Institute for Strategic Finance at FOM University. This exceeds the previous year's record by 9 percent.

Shareholders of Dax companies in particular are benefiting from the dividend windfall. The 40 companies in Germany's top stock market league pay out an estimated total of 52.5 billion euros. According to the data, the three carmakers Mercedes Benz, BMW and Volkswagen alone together account for around 15.5 billion euros for their shareholders. According to the study, 27 groups are increasing their dividends.

In the MDax, only just under half of the 50 companies are paying out more than in the previous year. However, the rise of heavyweights such as Airbus from the MDax to the Dax must also be taken into account. In the SDax, shareholders of only 24 of the 70 companies will receive more money. At 19 companies, shareholders will receive nothing.

Shareholders' participation in profits is decided by the Annual General Meeting and paid for the past fiscal year. This year, shareholders of the 644 listed companies evaluated will therefore receive the dividend for fiscal 2022./mar/DP/mis