Essays about: "shares and dividends"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the words shares and dividends.

1. 16. Monkey business : Can a portfolio with randomly selected shares beat the market?

   University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Sandra Keitsch; [2010]
   Keywords : Mutual funds; Portfolio performance; Portfolio choice;

   Abstract : Actively managed mutual funds underperform the index and investors are recommended to invest in index funds since they give higher returns (Dagens Industri Debatt, 2010). In this thesis it is investigated if partly indexated portfolios with randomly selected stocks beat the benchmark index and thus are a valid option of portfolio construction for the individual investor. READ MORE

3. 17. Can dividend payouts and future earnings be predicted based on stock market liquidity and capital structure? : Nordic IT Companies’ dividend policy analysis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Aziz Mirzabekov; [2010]
   Keywords : dividend policy; stock market liquidity; capital structure; earnings; Miller and Modigliani; dividend signalling theory; Nordic IT Market; dividend payout.;

   Abstract : Dividend policy has significant impact on the company's capital market, in particular the dynamics of the price of its shares. Dividends represent cash income of shareholders and to some extent, signal them about success of the firm they have invested. From that point of view dividend policy has crucial impact on investment decisions. READ MORE

4. 18. Ownership restriction and stock price: Empirical study from Chinese stock market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Xiaofang Li; Tian Rong Jiang; [2008]
   Keywords : A share; H share; Market Segmentation; Ownership restriction; Required return;

   Abstract : Market segmentation and restrictions on investment options lead to different required return by different groups of investors and thus result in different pricing of shares that are for domestic investors only and shares that are available to foreign investors even when the two types of shares have same rights on dividends and control over the company. Normally the domestic-only shares trade at a discount compared to their corresponding shares available to foreigners however the A shares and H shares in the Chinese stock market shows an opposite pattern. READ MORE

5. 19. A Study of Payout Policies and Certain Underlying Decisive Factors with Regards to

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Samuel Johansson; Tomas Hellman; [2007-08-22T10:33:56Z]
   Keywords : Repurchases; dividends; payout policy; capital structure; profits; market valuation market-to-book ratio ;

   Abstract : On March 10th 2000 a law was passed that enables Swedish companies to repurchase own shares. As a consequence of this several studies have examined dividends and repurchases, mainly focusing on their relation to share price development from an investor’s perspective. READ MORE

6. 20. Stock Repurchases - A Fashion in the Corporate Wardrobe? : A Quantitative Study of Institutional Isomorphism within the Swedish Industrial Sector

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Jan-Johan Larsson; Leander Schorr; [2007]
   Keywords : Stock repurchases; Payout policy; Institutional theory; Mimetic; normative and coercive isomorphism; Swedish industrial sector;

   Abstract : In May 2000 share repurchases were legalized in Sweden, with the purpose to provide companies with an efficient and flexible way to distribute capital. To buy back shares gives companies several benefits which are discussed in our study. READ MORE