Essays about: "dividend policy"

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  1. 6. Patterns and Determinants of Payout Policy in the 21-st Century : A study of the Nordic Countries.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tatiana Silva da Costa; Abubacarr Sidy Nyassi; [2021]
    Keywords : Firms’ factors; cash dividends; share repurchases; payout ratio; Dividend Irrelevance Theory; Signaling Theory; Agency Theory; Life-cycle Theory; Substitution and Flexibility Hypotheses;

    Abstract : Payout policies is one of the most discussed topics in corporate finance. Since Miller & Modigliani (1961) dividend irrelevance theory, which was based on perfect markets, many theories have been developed in order to incorporate market imperfections to payout decisions. READ MORE

  3. 7. A Study of the Relevance of the Dividend Irrelevance - A quantitative study on the relationship between dividend policy and firm value for US listed firms from a financial management perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Emelie Frankendal; Johanna Ingemarson; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial Management; Dividend Policy; Valuation; Company Characteristics;

    Abstract : In this study, we examine the relation between firms' existing dividend policy and their current firm value for US listed firm during 2015-2019. The relation is investigated using regressions on the enterprise value against the payout ratio and the payout mix (the proportion of cash dividends to share repurchases), and a set of control variables. READ MORE

  4. 8. Does Corporate Liquidity Affect Dividend Policy? : A Quantitative Study on Public European Firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jakob Johansson; Hallberg Martin; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate Liquidity; Dividend Policy; Agency Theory; Shareholder Theory; Signaling Theory; Stakeholder Theory; Liquidity Preference Theory; Panel Data.;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between corporate liquidity and dividend policy. The corporate liquidity is measured by proven liquidity ratios and the dividend policy is divided into cash dividends and share repurchases. READ MORE

  5. 9. Stock price volatility and dividend policy: The German stock exchange

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Christopher Karlsson; Alexander von Renteln; [2021]
    Keywords : Stock Price volatility; Dividend Yield; Dividend policy; Stock Market; Deutscher Aktienindex;

    Abstract : The objective of this research is to analyse if there is a negative relationship between dividend policy and stock price volatility in the German stock market.  The data that was collected for this research consists of the 30 biggest companies listed on the German stock exchange Deutscher Aktienindex known as DAX 30 for the period 2000-2020. READ MORE

  6. 10. Corporate Payout Policy During the 21st Century

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Oskar Natt Och Dag; Johannes Aronsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Payout policy; Dividends; Share repurchase; Firm characteristics;

    Abstract : As we analyze how payout policies have changed during the 20th and 21st century we find that the 21st century is characterized by a rapid increase in the average total payout ratio. We show that the most common payout policy for publicly traded U.S. READ MORE