D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc. (DMW), a property development company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, has announced it will give its shareholders their biggest cash dividend ever, according to a disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2026.
What Is a Cash Dividend?
Think of a cash dividend like sharing your allowance with friends. When a company makes money, it sometimes shares part of that profit with people who own pieces of the company (called shareholders or stockholders). DMW has decided to give ₱0.10 (10 centavos) for every share of stock that someone owns.
How Much Is DMW Giving Away?
During a board meeting held on March 12, 2026, DMW’s directors approved this cash dividend payment. The company will distribute a total of ₱339,586,410 to all its shareholders. This amount is over 5% higher than what they gave last year, making it the biggest cash dividend in DMW’s history.
Who Gets the Money and When?
If you owned DMW shares on April 10, 2026 (this is called the “record date”), you will receive the dividend payment on April 28, 2026. It’s like taking attendance on April 10 to see who gets the reward on April 28.
Eight Years in a Row
This marks the eighth consecutive year that DMW has given dividends to its shareholders since the company started trading on the stock exchange. This means that for eight years straight, DMW has been sharing its profits with people who invested in the company.
According to Mr. Benigno Tatunay, DMW’s Chief Finance Officer, the company’s ability to keep increasing dividends shows that it has a strong business that earns steady money and maintains healthy finances. He explained that even while DMW continues to spend money on new projects, the company remains careful about how it uses its funds and stays committed to giving cash back to shareholders.
About D.M. Wenceslao & Associates
DMW is a real estate company that specializes in three main activities: creating new land from water (called land reclamation), construction, and property development. The company is best known as the master developer of Aseana City, a large 107.5-hectare development project located along Manila Bay.
Since starting operations in 1965, DMW has created more than 2.4 million square meters of land from the sea, developed over 400,000 square meters of land and buildings, and completed more than 140 construction and infrastructure projects across the Philippines, including major government developments.
The company trades on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the stock symbol DMW.
Source Note:This article is based on the company’s official press release and disclosures filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange’s Electronic Disclosure Generation Technology (PSE EDGE) system. For the complete and official version of the announcement, readers may visit the PSE EDGE website and search for the company’s filing directly.
