Inspired by @boncos and @terence775 thread of companies that pay dividends as a means to reward shareholders, I’ve just roughly screened through and compiled a list of companies that …

i) have a formal dividend policy (according to their latest annual reports)
ii) proven to have track record profits / retained earnings (rough screening profitability for at least the recent 5 years)
iii) and whose business would (hopefully) be relevant during a recession or financial turmoil (no guarantees)

I would exclude REITs from the list since it is compulsory for them to payout at least 90% of their earnings anyway. Also, there’s no ranking for list and is entirely random:

$HAPSENG / 3034 (HAP SENG CONSOLIDATED BERHAD) (MC: RM10.3bil) - Not less than 50% dividend payout rate
$PETGAS / 6033 (PETRONAS GAS BERHAD) (MC: RM35.3bil) - Dividend policy of approx. 50% of PAT
$KLSE-CDB (MC: RM42.8bil) - Minimum 80% dividend payout ratio
$TENAGA / 5347 (TENAGA NASIONAL BHD) (MC: RM81.1bil) - Dividend policy of 30% - 60% payout ratio of PATAMI
$MAYBANK / 1155 (MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD) (MC: RM122.1bil) - Dividend policy of 40% and 60% of net profit

MC: Approximate Market Cap

**Note: the dividend payout is subjected to cash flow, valuation gain/loss of properties, etc. (for details please read their respective annual reports)

boncos thread: https://cutt.ly/tecnuqF4
terence775 thread: https://cutt.ly/pecnuqVo