Introduction In this paper the impact of dividend policy of the companies on the firm’s share prices is analysed and different views in the context of the semi-strong form of the efficient market hypothesis are contrasted. The overview of the traditional and most recent empirical investigations of the stock market reaction to the dividend announcements is provided and different findings are discussed and compared. Three companies have been selected from the FTSE All share price index. These
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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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Cash Connection 1. What are the dominant economic characteristics affecting the payday lending industry? The industry for short-term cash loans (payday loans) grew in the early 1990’s because of the shift in financial services marketplace. The cost structure of the market rose due to bounced checks‚ overdraft protection fees‚ and late bill payments penalties. Second the trend of regulation of payday advance service that allowed protection for consumers. To avoid such cost‚ payday loans were
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Cash Management Cash Cycle Factors that influence the desired level of cash Optimal cash inventories Short-term investment strategies The Manager Managing an entity’s Resources Cash Management Inventory Management Working Capital Management Investment in Human Capital Long-term Assets Accounts Receivable Resource Decisions Investment Decisions Operating Decisions Human Resources Decisions Life cycle effects‚ Business cycle‚ public events‚ etc. Recruitment‚ Selection Training‚ Productivity
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CORPORATE DIVIDEND PRACTICE One consideration is the desire to have a relatively stable dividend; the second is the desire to pay out‚ in the long run‚ a given fraction of earnings. This fraction is usually referred to as the payout target. These objectives may be conflicting. Earnings tend to fluctuate substantially from year to year. If a corporation routinely paid out a given fraction of those earnings as dividends‚ then the dividend itself would tend to fluctuate drastically from year to year
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Leading Determinants of Dividend Policy: A Case Study of Indian Banking Industry ABSTRACT: Dividend policy is a critical decision area in the field of finance. The subject of corporate dividend policy has captivated finance scholars for a long time‚ resulting in intensive theoretical modeling and empirical investigation. But several questions related to dividend decisions remain perplexing because of diverse and conflicting theories and evermore due to diverse empirical results. This paper attempts
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Literature Review of DCF An important consideration when using the DCF approach to valuation is its validity and usefulness in valuing companies and their stock prices. Various studies have established that a strong correlation between estimated future cash flows and the value of a firm exists (Copeland et al‚ 1994 ; Brealey and Myers ‚ 2000; Jones‚ 1998 ). In their study of 51 highly leveraged transactions (HLTs) ‚ Kaplan and Ruback (1995) found that the valuations using the DCF methods are within
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Background of the Study For having sufficient amount of capital‚ cash is the most important source of every aspect of investment. To improve the performance of the business as well as to introduce new business opportunity in the organization cash is very important. Since cash is the most powerful working capital component‚ the collection and payment of cash must be studied carefully. Therefore‚ this project tries to show how cash is controlled and managed by taking United Bank S.Co. as a representative
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students as possible. Payment is a key factor affecting relationships at work. The level and distribution of pay and benefits can have a considerable effect on the efficiency of any organization‚ and on the morale and productivity of the workforce. It is therefore essential that organizations develop payment systems that are appropriate for them‚ that provide value for money‚ and that reward workers fairly for the work they perform. Company and institution use a well-organized payment system that stabilized
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CHAPTER 3 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Define the balance of payments. Answer: The balance of payments (BOP) can be de fined as the statistical record of a country’s international transactions over a certain period of time presented in the form of double-entry bookkeeping. 2. Why would it be useful to examine a country’s balance of payments data? It Answer: would be useful to examine a country’s BOP
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