ONE 1 INTRODUCTION The term dividend refers to that part of profits of a company which is distributed by the company among its shareholders. It is the reward of the shareholders for investments made by them in the shares of the company. The investors are interested in earning the maximum return on their investments and to maximize their wealth. A company‚ on the other hand‚ needs to provide funds to finance its long-term growth. If a company pays out as dividend most of what it earns‚ then for
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rights reserved. 1 Shareholder Wealth Effects of Dividend Policy Changes in an Emerging Stock Market: The Case of Cyprus* Nickolaos Travlos ALBA‚ Greece‚ and Cardiff Business School‚ U.K. Lenos Trigeorgis University of Cyprus‚ Cyprus‚ and University of Chicago‚ U.S.A. Nikos Vafeas University of Cyprus‚ Cyprus This article examines the stock market reaction to announcements of cash dividend increases and bonus issues (stock dividends) in the emerging stock market of Cyprus. Both events
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Dividend Policy FPL Group Inc Financial Management - I Group 11 Kinnari 20121026 | Krutika P 20121028 | Tushar 20121058 | Vijay 20121062 Agenda Case Background Decision Rationale Financial Analysis Reflection and conclusion Financial Management – I | Dividend Policy at FPL Group Inc. Case Backgound Synopsis Current Situation Case Description Recommendation Competitive Position Financial Management – I | Dividend Policy at FPL Group Inc. Background behind FPL’s decision in dividend
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Paper Presentation on Dividend Theory (a theoretical review) 9 Presented by: |ABDULMUMIN‚ Biliqees Ayoola |UIL/PG2012/105873 | |ADEJARE‚ Rukayat Bukola |UIL/PG2012/104601 | |AMUJO‚ Emmanuel Temitope |UIL/PG2012/103958
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Strategies for Sustainable Growth & Competence “ The Impact of Dividend Policy on Shareholders’ Wealth-A study of Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka Elangkumaran Periyathamby Department of Accountancy Advanced Technological Institute Trincomalee vpelango@yahoo.com Jenitta Jesuthas Navaratnaseelan Department of Accountancy Advanced Technological Institute Trincomalee jenyseelan@gmail.com The impact of firm’s dividend policy on shareholders’ wealth is an unresolved issue and has been
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INTRODUCTION That report is a detailed review of dividend policy and whether or not could affect the market value of the company. When companies make profits‚ managers have to decide either to reinvest those profits for the good of company or either they could pay out the owners (shareholders) of the firm in dividends. Once they decide to pay dividends they may possibly establish a permanent dividend policy‚ which is the set of guidelines a company uses in order to decide how much of its profits
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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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Fauzias Mat Nor DIVIDEND POLICY AND STOCK REPURCHASES TEAM MEMBERS: NO. NAME I.C. NO. STUDENT NO. 1. Mohd Hatta Ahmad 641225-05-5601 ZP00664 2. Azizul Azrin Mahmor 761117-04-5189 ZP00580 3. Hazri Zan Abu Kassim ZP00398 4. Fazriman Fazli Othman ZP00665 Date: 10.10.11 INTRODUCTION Dividends and stock repurchases are firm’s payout policy where a firm pay cash to shareholders Dividend Policy Dividend policy is a decision to pay out earnings versus retaining them. Dividend policy issues include
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Coca-Cola Dividend Policy The definition of dividend is as follows: A dividend is the distribution or sharing of parts of profits to a company ’s shareholders. Now the question is why do companies pay dividends to it s shareholders? Because it’s the shareholders that are the real owners of the corporation and one would not own a piece of anything unless it would make money for them. So in turn a company wants to pay dividends to keep the shareholders happy and show that they are being profitable
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Dividend Policy at FPL Group FPL Group Overview: The FPL Group was Florida’s largest electric utility group and the fourth largest in America. The FPL Group had annual revenues of exceeding $5 billion. Florida Power & Light Company‚ the main subsidiary of the FPL Group had 3.9 million customer accounts and covered a service area that included six of America’s ten fastest growing metropolitan areas. a. Summarize the key elements of FPL’s financial policy and compare it with other relevant
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