Forms of payment Cash dividends (most common) are those paid out in currency‚ usually via electronic funds transfer or a printed paper check. Such dividends are a form of investment income and are usually taxable to the recipient in the year they are paid. This is the most common method of sharing corporate profits with the shareholders of the company. For each share owned‚ a declared amount of money is distributed. Thus‚ if a person owns 100 shares and the cash dividend is USD $0.50 per share‚
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(2008) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2008 http://www.eurojournals.com/finance.htm Determinants of Dividend Payout Ratios-A Study of Indian Information Technology Sector Kanwal Anil Jaypee Business School‚ Noida‚ India Sujata Kapoor Institute of Management Studies‚ Ghaziabad‚ India Abstract Profitability has always been considered as a primary indicator of dividend payout ratio. There are numerous other factors other than profitability also that affect dividend decisions of an organization namely
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15.3 Dividend Relevance Model 15.3.1 15.3.2 Walter Model Gordon’s Dividend Capitalization Model Dividend Decision 15.4 Dividend Irrelevance Theory: Miller and Modigliani Model 15.5 Stability of Dividends 15.6 Forms of Dividends 15.7 Stock Split 15.8 Summary Terminal Questions Answers to SAQs and TQs 15.1 Introduction Dividends are that portion of a firm’s net earnings paid to the shareholders. Preference shareholders are entitled to a fixed rate of dividend irrespective
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Chapter 17 Mini Case The Leveraged Buyout of Cheek Products‚ Inc (in millions) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 PV of UCF 2007-2011 at 14% Sales $1‚627 $1‚824 $1‚965 $2‚012 $2‚106 = (1‚735/1.14)+(1‚519/1.142)+(1‚188/1.143)+(1‚192/1.144)+(1‚251/1.145) Costs 432 568 597 645 680 4‚848 Depreciation 287 305 318 334 340 EBT 908 951 1‚050 1‚033 1‚086 UTV Less taxes (363) (380) (420) (413) (434) = (1
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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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CASE NO. 11:- Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. 1. Stakeholders 1.1. The five-year girl and the injured: - as because of this incident a five year girl lost her life and nothing is more precious that life. 1.2. Customers: - because people were resting their futures in the hands of this number fever promotion campaign. 1.3. Victoria Angelo‚ her family and families like hers: - these people who didn’t have enough money to eat were buying Pepsi in the hope of changing their whole life. The rich
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Topic: DIVIDENDS 1. Payments made out of a firm ’s earnings to its owners in the form of cash or stock are called: A) Dividends. B) Distributions. C) Share repurchases. D) Payments-in-kind. E) Stock splits. Answer: A Topic: REGULAR CASH DIVIDENDS 2. A cash payment made by a firm to its owners in the normal course of business is called a: A) Share repurchase. B) Liquidating dividend. C) Regular cash dividend. D) Special dividend. E) Extra cash dividend. Answer:
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How accurate is the statement that “The dividend policy of a firm is irrelevant”. By Mr. George Ekegey Ekeha (MBA – Finance‚ MBA & BCom) (Lecturer in Corporate Finance & International Finance @ Regent University College of Science & Technology) Email: ekegey24ge@yahoo.co.uk March 2009 THIS PAPER IS PREPARED IN RESPONSE TO A RELEVANT QUESTION TO HELP STUDENTS TAKING CORPORATE FINANCE COURSE. No Part of This Thesis Is To Be Used For Any Purposes‚ Other Than Academic REFERENCE
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University of Hong Kong Dividend Policy Bank distributed a $6.30 dividend per share in 2008. If you purchased shares in Hang Seng Bank at $87 per share‚ the company’s dividend yield was 7.2% ($6.30/$87) which is much higher than the bank deposit rate. Dividend payout ratio is another important indicator: Dividend payout ratio = Dividend per share ÷ Earnings per share Dividend policy is the policy used by a company to decide how much it will pay out to shareholders in dividends. In your financial
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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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