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Equity
 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
EQUITY

NOTE 9 – EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company has 500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.001 per share, authorized; none were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024. The preferred stock can be issued by the board of directors of Jerash Holdings (the “Board of Directors”) in one or more classes or one or more series within any class, and such classes or series shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such rights as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.

 

Common Stock

 

The Company had 12,294,840 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024.

 

Statutory Reserve

 

In accordance with the corporate law in Jordan, Jerash Garments, Jerash Embroidery, Chinese Garments, Paramount, Jerash The First, MK Garments, and Kawkab Venus are required to make appropriations to certain reserve funds, based on net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of Jordan. Appropriations to the statutory reserve are required to be 10% of net income until the reserve is equal to 100% of the entity’s share capital. This reserve is not available for dividend distribution. In addition, PRC companies are required to set aside at least 10% of their after-tax net profits each year, if any, to fund the statutory reserves until the balance of the reserves reaches 50% of their registered capital. The statutory reserves are not distributable in the form of cash dividends to the Company and can be used to make up cumulative prior-year losses.

 

Dividends

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock on May 21, 2024. The cash dividends of $614,742 were paid in full on June 7, 2024.

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock on February 5, 2024, November 3, 2023, August 4, 2023, and May 23, 2023, respectively. Four cash dividends of $614,742 each were paid in full on February 16, 2024, November 28, 2023, August 23, 2023, and June 9, 2023, respectively.