On February 6, Huawei officially announced its annual dividend plan for 2023, with a dividend of 1. per share$5. Considering that Huawei's current total share capital is about 51.3 billion shares, this means that Huawei needs to pay about 77 billion yuan in dividends to employees.
According to the 2022 financial report, 142,315 people participated in Huawei's employee stock ownership plan, all of whom were current employees or retired employees, accounting for about 70% of the total number of employees. This shareholding dividend plan is one of the most important incomes for employees**. Normally, the remuneration of Huawei employees is mainly composed of salaries, bonuses, and dividends. If the number of shareholding employees remains the same, then each shareholding employee is expected to receive more than 500,000 yuan in dividend income.
In 2023, Huawei's sales revenue is expected to exceed 700 billion yuan, an increase of about 9% compared to 2022. As a 100% employee-owned private enterprise, Huawei implements an employee stock ownership plan through labor unions to integrate the company's long-term development with employees' personal contributions and development.
Jiang Shisheng, chief secretary of Huawei's board of directors, stressed in an interview that Huawei's equity distribution plan is not a simple profit-sharing plan, but an equity plan. Employee stock ownership helps maintain Huawei's decision-making independence, because every penny of capital comes from employees. However, shareholding employees are also at risk, as the company's development is linked to the employee's income to a certain extent.
Despite this, Huawei's shareholding in the number of employees is increasing, while the company's founder, Ren Zhengfei, has been declining year by year. This shows the confidence of Huawei employees in the company's development, and also reflects Huawei's strong development momentum as a leading global technology company.
In Huawei's New Year's speech, Ken Hu, Huawei's rotating chairman, said that the company has withstood severe tests and that business has basically returned to normal in 2023. He emphasized the importance of the various business units and put forward the development goals and requirements for 2024.
Overall, Huawei, as an employee-owned company, has attracted global attention with its unique governance model and development strategy. However, as the market continues to change, Huawei also faces new challenges and opportunities. Therefore, the question we need to ask is, how will Huawei respond to these challenges in the future and maintain a sustained and healthy development momentum?