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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Dividend payouts"”.
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Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence from Nigerian listed firms.
… Nigerian market by examining the determinants of dividend payouts by non-financial firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Accordingly, two proxies for dividend policy were used: dividend intensity and the dividend payout ratio. Also, six explanatory variables - return of assets, size, …
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Three Essays On Firm Liquidity Management
… that firms utilize lines of credit to fund cash dividends. We find that higher dividend payouts are related to higher liquidity and dividend paying firms that experience cash shortages with utilize credit lines to continue dividend payments. Our sample statistics indicate that dividend paying …
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Empirical study on the motivations of bidders' second tender offer contests
… small initial offer premium, and high dividend payouts are more likely to become involved in subsequent acquisition activity. Finally, the Cox Proportional Hazard model is estimated to incorporate the time dimension. This model examines the probability of bidders becoming involved in a …
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the New Zealand-listed companies’ dividend policy
Dividends motivate investors to allocate funds to the stock market. The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges to the global economy, impacting companies' financial performance and dividend policies worldwide. This research analyses dividend changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in New …
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Essays in financial economics
… essay is entitled "Do Agency Problems Affect Dividend Policy? Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World." The "outcome" agency model of dividends (La Porta, Lopez-de-Si lanes, Shleifer, and Vishny (LLSV (2000)) yields two key empirical predictions. First, dividend payouts will be higher among …
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The impact of the global financial crisis and institutional settings on corporate financial decisions.
… financing, retain more cash and cut corporate payouts due to a sharp rise in uncertainty. Moreover, the role of institutional settings on corporate decisions differs following the GFC. Three empirical chapters contribute to the literature: First, Chapter 3 investigates the role of GFC on …
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Three essays in financial economics
… in sales growth, as well as an increase in dividend payouts and repurchases. The effect of government spending is more pronounced among firms that are smaller-sized, more geographically concentrated, and located in regions with higher employment rate. Furthermore, we find direct evidence …
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The relationship between the dividend payout ratio and the subsequent earnings growth : a South African study : an analysis into the relationship between the dividend payout ratio and the subsequent earnings growth at the market level
… there exists a negative relationship between dividend payout ratios and subsequent earnings growth at both the company and market level. Surprisingly, more recent research found a positive relationship between these two variables, rationalised in terms of management signalling positive future …
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An empirical investigation of the dividend decision in Irish companies
… investigates corporate Ireland's attitude to dividend payments and examines how the Irish stock market reacts to company announcements about dividends. Prior to this study, the attitude of company executives and investors to dividend policy in Ireland was not reported in the academic …
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Cash dividend policy and firm risk : UK evidence
… aims at investigating the determinants of the dividend payout ratio in the UK. It contributes to the literature by examining the potential influence of systematic and unsystematic risks on the relationship between the dividend payout ratio and its determinants. This influence is studied through …