An Empirical Analysis of Dividend Payout Policy Indian Corporate ABSTRACT In the present paper an attempt has been made to assess the dividend payout policies of Indian Companies. For the purpose of study BSE Sensex -30 companies have been selected as sample for the study. To study impact of profitability‚ liquidity and size of business on dividend payout regression analysis were carried out. An attempt has also been made to calculate estimated dividend payout based on regression results
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Internship Report on Dividend Policy of Uttara Bank Limited Prepared to Md. Rizvy Ahmed Lecturer Faculty of Business Administration Eastern University Prepared by Md. Aminul IslamSarker ID: 082200122 Batch: 16th Major in Finance group Bachelor of Business Administration (Spring semester2013) Mail Address: aminulefg@yahoo.com Eastern University Acknowledgement My first and foremost gratitude goes to Mr. ShuvoMondal‚ my supervisor at Jatrabari Branch of Uttara
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THE ROLE OF DIVIDEND POLICY IN STOCK PRICE DETERMINATION IN TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF PLDT AND GLOBE FATIMA KAYE A. DE CHAVEZ‚ LORELLA A. ESPELETA and LESLIE JOY A. PATIO College of Business and Accountancy University of Batangas ABSTRACT The issue of how much a company should pay its stockholders‚ as dividend is one that has been of concern to managers for a long time. The optimal dividend policy of a firm may be defined as the best dividend payout ratio the firm can adopt
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Dividend Policy: Clientele Effects and Signalling Model Literature Review Sharon Theresia 17132233 Corporate Finance 307 Singapore Campus Abstract Two of the most influential dividend policies are being reviewed and compared. in this paper‚ clientele effects and signalling model are two chosen policies. Findings implied that clientele is shaped by tax preferences of shareholders which in the end will determine companies’ ideal dividend policies. It is also believed that amount of paid dividend
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january 2011 Dividends: The 2011 guide to dividend policy trends and best practices Published by Corporate Finance Advisory For questions or further information‚ please contact: Marc Zenner marc.p.zenner@jpmorgan.com (212) 834-4330 Tomer Berkovitz tomer.x.berkovitz@jpmorgan.com (212) 834-2465 John Clark john.hs.clark@jpmorgan.com (212) 834-2156 Evan Junek evan.a.junek@jpmorgan.com (212) 834-5110 DiviDEnDs: ThE 2011 GuiDE To DiviDEnD poliCy TrEnDs anD BEsT praCTiCEs | 1 1. The
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Dividend Theory 1. Discuss the factors which may impact on a firm’s dividend policy? .Industry and Company Variations Payout ratios vary amongst different industries e.g. firms within the telecoms and utilities sectors may typically payout around 60% of earnings in dividends‚ whilst retailers and computer software companies may typically payout around 20% of earnings in dividends Legal Constraints 1. Legal constraints can be viewed in the context of three broad areas;
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Stability of dividend policy. There may be three types of dividend policy (1) Strict or Conservative dividend Policy which envisages the retention of profits on the cost of dividend pay-out. It helps in strengthening the financial position of the company; (2) Lenient Dividend Policy which views the payment of dividend at the maximum rate possible taking in view the current earing of the company. Under such policy company retains the minimum possible earnings; (3) Stable Dividend Policy suggests
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DIVIDEND POLICY * Under dividend policy you should be ale to explain the following: * Dividend and types of dividend * Dividend policies and factors that affect dividend policy * Theories of dividend policy * It is a proportion of annual accounting profit or accumulated profit paid out to shareholders either in the form of cash or shares. * Dividend is recommended by the Board of directors for the approval of shareholders at Annual General Meeting (AGM). Shareholders can
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Dividend Policy Factors Affecting Dividend Policy: 1. External Factors 2. Internal Factors External Factors Affecting Dividend Policy 1. General State of Economy: * In case of uncertain economic and business conditions‚ the management may like to retain whole or large part of earnings to build up reserves to absorb future shocks. * In the period of depression the management may also retain a large part of its earnings to preserve the firm’s liquidity position. * In periods of
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management must decide on the form of the dividend distribution‚ generally as cash dividends or via a share buyback. Various factors may be taken into consideration: where shareholders must pay tax on dividends‚ firms may elect to retain earnings or to perform a stock buyback‚ in both cases increasing the value of shares outstanding. Alternatively‚ some companies will pay "dividends" from stock rather than in cash. The purpose of an optimal dividend policy should be to maximize shareholders’ wealth
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