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 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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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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1. What are some of the problem involves in the use of profit maximization as the goal of the firm? How does the goal of maximization of stockholders wealth deal with doe’s problem? The goal of profit maximization ignores two major factors which are timing and uncertainly‚ it is the cause of the problem of a firm. Using profit maximization project and investments are compared by examining expected values‚ not whether one project is riskier than the other. Profit maximization also ignores the timing
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FM ASSIGNMENT ON DIVIDEND POLICY Submitted To: Prof. Ramana Rao By Group 1‚ Ganesh Behera (22074) Udaya Bhaskar (22071) Kasu Varma (22101)
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Xavier institute of social service‚Ranchi ANALYSIS OF DIVIDEND POLICY OF HERO MOTO CORP & TVS MOTOR . By Anand Shankar Prity sagar Geeta shree pingua Hero Motocorp Ltd.‚ formerly Hero Honda‚ is an Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer
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Introduction The optimal dividend policy of a firm depends on investor’s desire for capital gains as opposed to income‚ their willingness to forgo dividend now for future returns‚ and their perception of the risk associated with postponement of returns. However any normative approach to dividend policy intended to be operative under real world conditions should consider the firms investment opportunities‚ any preferences that investors have for dividends as opposed to capital gains and vice
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DIVIDEND POLICY DETERMINANTS: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCES OF STAKEHOLDER THEORY by Mark E. Holder‚ Frederick W. Langrehr‚ J. Lawrence Hexter There is considerable debate on how dividend policy affects firm value. Some researchers believe that dividends increase shareholder wealth (Gordon‚ 1959)‚ others believe that dividends are irrelevant (Miller and Scholes‚ 1978)‚ and still others believe that dividends decrease shareholder wealth (Litzenberger and Ramaswamy‚ 1979). Financial management
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Dividend Policy DEANNA PEREZ FASHIONS‚ INC. Directed As a young adult in her mid-twenties‚ Deanna Perez emigrated from Spain with her family to New York City in the early 1950s. Deanna was artistically inclined and loved women’s fashions. Even as a young girl‚ Deanna had spent hours drawing‚ designing‚ and sewing outfits for her dolls; consequently‚ it was no surprise to her family when she took a job in the fashion industry. It was Deanna’s dream to someday be successful‚ wealthy‚ and own
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CHAPTER 14 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Dividends versus capital gains Answer: d Diff: E [i]. Myron Gordon and John Lintner believe that the required return on equity increases as the dividend payout ratio is decreased. Their argument is based on the assumption that a. Investors are indifferent between dividends and capital gains. b. Investors
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