Contents Introduction 2 Theories and Determinants of Dividend Policy (Section 1) 2 Tax and Clienteles Theory 2 Free cash flow and the Agency Theory 3 Growth and The Lifecycle theory 4 Firm size 5 Information Asymmetry and Signaling theory 5 Risk and the Bird in hand theory 7 Profitability 8 Conclusion 9 Analysis of Apple and Dell Dividend Policy (Section 2) 9 Apple Inc. 9 Dell Inc. 11 Conclusion 13 Reference 14 Introduction In a private firm‚ after a period of business activity the owner of the
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AN EXAMPLE OF DIVIDEND POLICY IRRELEVANCE An example provides insight into the dividend irrelevance proposition. Suppose that now is time 0‚ and one year from now is time 1. Carter Company just paid its time 0 dividend (assume dividends are paid once per year)‚ and plans to publicly announce its dividend policy for the next year. It is considering the following two policies (all dollar amounts in $millions). Policy I: At time 1‚ dividends = $110‚ new share sales = 0‚ treasury stock purchases
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27 (2003) 1297–1321 www.elsevier.com/locate/econbase Corporate governance‚ dividend payout policy‚ and the interrelation between dividends‚ R&D‚ and capital investment Klaus Gugler * Department of Economics‚ University of Vienna‚ WP No. 9803‚ Br€nnerstrasse 72‚ 1210 Vienna‚ Austria u Received 12 October 2000; accepted 5 November 2001 Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between dividends and the ownership and control structure of the firm. For a panel of Austrian firms
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INCOME TAXES AND DIVIDEND POLICY The income taxes of stockholders should affect the dividend policy of a firm. To help you understand these tax implications‚ we shall first examine the importance of tax deferral and then show the impact of having two different tax rates‚ one for ordinary income and one for capital gains. Rational stockholders should value a stock based on the after-tax returns they expect to receive from owning it. The tax status of the return depends on the form in which it is
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Dividend Policy at Linear Technology Of the 16 companies on the SOX index‚ six paid dividends and Linear Technology is one of them started at the second quarter in 1993 which is 5.3 million in total. However‚ in the case‚ according to Coghlan‚ “The quarterly dividend was initially set at $0.05 per share. This amounted to $8.3 million‚ or 15% of FY 1994 earnings.” And their most recent dividend in 2002(cause in the exhibit2‚ there’s only threes quarter’s data in 2003‚ so that’s why I choose 2002
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IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON THE MAXIMIZATION OF SHAREHOLDERS WEALTH. BY LASISI TIRIMISIYU KUNLE REG NO: U08AC1128 Being A Research Project Submitted To The Department Of Accounting‚ Faculty Of Administration‚ Ahmadu Bello University Zaria‚ In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc) In Accounting DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA JULY‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background
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MM Hypothesis – A Critique The assumptions of MM hypothesis are unrealistic and untenable in practice. As a result‚ the conclusions that dividend payment and other methods of financing exactly offset each other and hence‚ the irrelevance of dividends‚ is not a practical proposition; it is of merely theoretical relevance. The validity of MM approach is open to question on two counts: 1. Imperfection of Capital market 2. Resolution of uncertainty Market Imperfection MM assume that capital markets
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Deal with rational for dividend according to MM Relevance theory‚ Walter’s Model‚ Gordon’s Growth Model‚ Graham Dodd Model Deal with rational for dividend according to MM Relevance theory‚ Walter’s Model‚ Gordon’s Growth Model‚ Graham Dodd Model Financial Management Assignment 2 Topic: Rational for Dividends By Group 2:- 104 | Anshul Jain 105 | Bhaskar Jain 106 | Pranav Jain 154 | Parth Barot 155 | Subhashish Baruah 156 | Chaitanya Agrawal Financial Management Assignment 2 Topic: Rational
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Dissertation AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE (A report submitted towards the partial fulfillment of the requirement of the two years full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management.) DECLARATION I‚ student of Post Graduate Diploma in Management from hereby declare that I have completed dissertation on “IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE ” a part of the course requirement. I further declare that the information presented in this project
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Current Dividends Policy Assessment “Having a clear dividend growth model targeting two dividend increases per year to 2013 of circa 10% annually subject to the TELUS Board’s assessment and determination” (Telus) Telus’s current dividend policy is to continue with its forward-looking dividend growth plan until at least the year of 2013. The plan is aimed to achieve two dividend increases per year with an annual growth rate of 10%. Of the two companies‚ Telus has a higher-than-industry dividend payout
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