Essays about: "dividend policy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 64 essays containing the words dividend policy.

  1. 16. Dividend or Stock Repurchases? : US 2012 Tax Increase and Its Implication on Payout Policy

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Dwina Larsson; Renato Rios Benavides; [2019]
    Keywords : Repurchases; Dividends; Taxes; Payout policy;

    Abstract : Problem: Stock repurchases, and dividends have been a topic of academic interest for decades. Researchers have been trying to understand the determinants of payout policies and the conjunctural relationship between dividends and repurchases. That is, under which circumstances is one preferred over the other. READ MORE

  3. 17. Do Dividend Yields Affect a Stock Price's Volatility? : Does the Miller & Modigliani Theroem apply to the Euronext and London Stock Exchange?

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Joe Hoffmann; Nicholas Marriott; [2019]
    Keywords : Dividend Yield; Stock Price Volatility; Bird in Hand Theory; BIHH; Miller Modigliani; MM Theorem; LSE; Euronext; FTSE; Euronext-100;

    Abstract : Background: Investors around the globe have debated, for more than 40 years, about whether the dividend yield has an influence on a stock’s price or not. There are different theories supporting both sides. These theories, however, often simplify the real world and therefore may not apply fully. READ MORE

  4. 18. Payout policy in family firms : A study on payout levels and dividend smoothing in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Patrick Bolin; Carl Widerberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Family firms; payouts; dividends; dual-class shares; expropriation; dividend smoothing;

    Abstract : This study investigates payouts in Swedish family firms by focusing on both the level and speed of adjustment of dividends. In addition, the use of dual-class shares in family firms is examined to further identify potential drivers of payout differences between family-controlled companies and non-family firms. READ MORE

  5. 19. Corporate payout policy: a study on multinationality and legal origin

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : K.G. Hop; [2019]
    Keywords : Payout; multinationality; legal origin; dividend; share repurchases; agency;

    Abstract : This paper investigates determinants of payout levels and payout composition in multinational corporations and domestic corporations and how payout differs between the two, as well as the effect of a country’s legal tradition on payout, on a worldwide sample. My main findings are that multinational corporations’ total payout is slightly lower than domestic corporations’ payout when taking into account a country’s legal tradition affects. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Influence of Corporate Governance Quality and Growth Opportunities on Firms’ Payout Policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rob te Velde; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Payout Policy; Dividend; Share Repurchases; Protection Rights.;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of corporate governance quality on firms’ payout policy. We analyze a global sample of 3,904 firms (25,773 firm-year observations) over the period 2002-2016. READ MORE