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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Running Head: DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND POLICY: DOES DIVIDEND Dividends and Dividend Policy: Does Dividend Policy Matter Ronald Jones University of Phoenix August 21‚ 2011 Dividends and Dividend Policy: Does Dividend Policy Matter According to Investor Dictionary‚ corporate finance is the specific area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make‚ and the tools and analysis used to make the decisions. It may be divided as a whole between long term‚ capital
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Determinants of Dividend Policy in the UK Badar Khalid Al Shabibi Faculty‚ Accounting & Finance‚ Department of Business Studies Ibra College of Technology‚ Sultanate of Oman E-mail: baderkh14@hotmail.com Tel: +968-95142254; Fax: +968-25587950 G Ramesh Faculty‚ Accounting & Finance‚ Department of Business Studies Ibra College of Technology‚ Sultanate of Oman E-mail: drrameshg@gmail.com Tel: +968-96149365; Fax: +968-25587950 Abstract This research aims to examine the factors which affect dividend policy for nonfinancial
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ABSTRACT The dividend Decision is one of the core elements of modern corporate financial management. A reasonable dividend Decision will help the company in the capital markets and establish a good corporate image for the company’s long-term development and create favorable conditions for the listed company’s financial decision-making‚ dividend Decision has a positive significance. Appropriate dividend distribution Decision can not only set a good corporate image‚ but also to build the confidence
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The dividend irrelevance theory is a concept that is based on the premise that the dividend policy of a given company should not be considered particularly important by investors. Further‚ the terms of that dividend policy should not have any bearing on the price of the shares of stock issued by that company. With this particular financial theory‚ the idea is that investors can always sell a portion of their shares if they want to generate some amount of cash flow. As with most investment theories
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Effects of Dividends on Stock Prices in Nepal Rabindra Joshi* Abstract This paper examines the impact of dividends on stock price in the context of Nepal. A majority of earlier studies conducted in developed countries show that dividend has a strong effect than retained earnings. The study examines whether this is consistent in the context of Nepal (or not) and the implication particularly to the banking and non-banking sector. To achieve the objective of the study‚ a descriptive and analytical research
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Dividend policy Dividend policy is concerned with taking a decision regarding paying cash dividend in the present or paying an increased dividend at a later stage. The firm could also pay in the form of stock dividends which unlike cash dividends do not provide liquidity to the investors‚ however‚ it ensures capital gains to the stockholders. The expectations of dividends by shareholders helps them determine the share value‚ therefore‚ dividend policy is a significant decision taken by the financial
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TO: Board of Directors‚ Linear Technologies FROM: Mr. Paul Coghlan CFO‚ Linear Technologies RE: Dividend Policy Summary: Based on the financials to date and the forward looking capital investments required Linear should increase their dividend payout by $0.01 per share. Entering the fourth quarter of 2003 the market seems to show continued signs of improvement. The company has shown steady growth and revenues are forecasted to exceed 2002’s by 19%. The forecast shows net income coming in
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Describe the payout policy of Linear Technologies historically. Describe Linear’s current cash position and its financing needs. The company initiated its dividend in 1993 with a relatively conservative payout ratio of 15%‚ based on a quarterly dividend of $0.05/share/quarter ($0.00625 split adjusted as per Exhibit 3). As of 3Q2003‚ the dividend is also $0.05/share/quarter‚ adjusted for stock splits‚ which translates into a payout ratio of . The payout ratio is currently 27.5% on an as adjusted
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THE EFFECT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON THE MARKET PRICE OF SHARES IN NIGERIA: CASE STUDY OF FIFTEEN QUOTED COMPANIES By Dr. J. J. Adefila Department of Accountancy‚ University of Maiduguri‚ Dr. J. A. Oladipo and J.O Adeoti‚ Both of the Department of Business Administration‚ University of Ilorin 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
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