The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of a company's level of earnings and growth opportunities in … Bursa Malaysia Index over a period of six years, from 1990 to 1996. The evidence suggests that the payers are more … significant determinant for firm's dividend policy choice in Malaysia. This is consistent with the supposition that profitable …

, such as price earnings ratio (PER) and cash dividends. The formulation of problem is how the effect of Price Earning Ratio … in shares of a company aims to earn revenue namely dividends. Many factors affect the stock price on the stock exchange … Indonesia Stock Exchange.Using the investment management theory related to stock price, price earnings ratio and dividend. This …

This study investigated whether the way in which dividends are taxed in SouthAfrica, with the introduction of Secondary … Tax on Companies (STC) in 1993,together with the extensive piece of legislation which incorporates dividends, hasa … negative impact on the total amount of dividends paid by companies listed onthe Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the period from …

-basedexplanations. Results suggest that dividends are less explanatory as to future earnings inthe post-JGTRRA period. Post-JGTRRA dividend … compensation, effectively reimbursing CEOs for decreases in optionvalue. Firms that did not increase dividends in the first year … between contemporary dividend increases andfuture earnings around JGTRRA. Specifically, I investigate whether firms …

the firm decides on the form of the payout: dividends, share repurchases or both. Payout is determined by free cash flow …. The choice for dividends and repurchases depends on behavioral and tax preferences. Furthermore, the payout is less likely … to be dividends if the company has executive stock option plans. Finally, we find evidence for the Brennan and Thakor …

This study is an empirical examination of a new theory that links dividends to institutional ownership in a framework …, dividends are paid out to attract tax-favored institutional investors, thereby signaling good firm quality and/or more efficient … testing various aspects of the relationship between dividends and institutional holdings. Unlike the prevalent literature on …

increased dividends constrict management's future behavior, abating the agency problem with shareholders. The signaling …

business cycle.This study investigates the phenomenon of disappearing dividends in the developing capital market of Thailand … dividends, non-payers, former payers and firms which have never paid dividends. These characteristics include profitability … firms. Changes in firm characteristics and the propensity to pay dividends are identified in this process.The analysis …