Determinants of dividend payout ratio: evidence from Malaysian public listed firms

Dividend policy is a decision made by an organization to determine the amount of dividend to be paid and the level of the profit to be retained. Prior studies claimed that dividend policy can help to reduce the agency problems in the organization. Thus, this decision is very important. However, to d...

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Main Authors: Yong, Teck Mui, Mustapha, Mazlina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: TextRoad Publication 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55465/1/Determinants%20of%20dividend%20payout%20ratio%20evidence%20from%20Malaysian%20public%20listed%20firms.pdf
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description Dividend policy is a decision made by an organization to determine the amount of dividend to be paid and the level of the profit to be retained. Prior studies claimed that dividend policy can help to reduce the agency problems in the organization. Thus, this decision is very important. However, to date, there is no general consensus on the factors which influence dividend policy. Therefore, this study aims to examine the determinants of dividend policy among public-listed firms in Malaysia. Secondary data was hand-collected from the annual reports of the listed firms for a period of five years. This study employs multiple regression to estimate the relationship between the determinants and dividend payout decisions. The results indicate that investment opportunity, liquidity and firm size significantly influence the dividend payout of Malaysian listed firms. This study contributes to the literature related to dividend payout in developing countries, specifically in the Malaysian business environment. It also provides information to the managers about how their decisions would affect the agency costs of the organization.
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spelling upm.eprints-554652017-09-14T09:52:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55465/ Determinants of dividend payout ratio: evidence from Malaysian public listed firms Yong, Teck Mui Mustapha, Mazlina Dividend policy is a decision made by an organization to determine the amount of dividend to be paid and the level of the profit to be retained. Prior studies claimed that dividend policy can help to reduce the agency problems in the organization. Thus, this decision is very important. However, to date, there is no general consensus on the factors which influence dividend policy. Therefore, this study aims to examine the determinants of dividend policy among public-listed firms in Malaysia. Secondary data was hand-collected from the annual reports of the listed firms for a period of five years. This study employs multiple regression to estimate the relationship between the determinants and dividend payout decisions. The results indicate that investment opportunity, liquidity and firm size significantly influence the dividend payout of Malaysian listed firms. This study contributes to the literature related to dividend payout in developing countries, specifically in the Malaysian business environment. It also provides information to the managers about how their decisions would affect the agency costs of the organization. TextRoad Publication 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55465/1/Determinants%20of%20dividend%20payout%20ratio%20evidence%20from%20Malaysian%20public%20listed%20firms.pdf Yong, Teck Mui and Mustapha, Mazlina (2016) Determinants of dividend payout ratio: evidence from Malaysian public listed firms. Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 6 (1S). pp. 48-54. ISSN 2090-4274; ESSN: 2090-4215
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title_full_unstemmed Determinants of dividend payout ratio: evidence from Malaysian public listed firms
title_short Determinants of dividend payout ratio: evidence from Malaysian public listed firms
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