Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon

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Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, David José Miranda
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Ribeiro, Alexandrino Manuel Oliveira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34624/ei.v0i7.6031
Resumo: Dividends and their distribution decisions, being a component of the compensation of investors are a constant financial worry within companies, thus revealing one of the themes highlighted in the context of the financial literature. Study will address the factors determining the dividend policy practiced by companies listed in the Portuguese stock market. The latter will be 47 non-financial companies listed on the Euronext Lisbon during 2009 until 2011. The two samples that have been investigated include the representative of the majority of non-financial companies listed on Euronext Lisbon and the other financial companies members of the PSI 20. The methodology adopted is one of the ordinary least squares regression and the amount of dividends per share distributed was used in determining the dependent variable. In relation to the independent variables, six explanatory factors were chosen. These include profitability, stability of dividend policy, size, growth, risk and investment opportunities. The conclusion suggests that the most important factors to explain the amount of dividends distributed are profitability and stability of dividend policy. There after, growth and risk factors, as well as factors that explain the amount of dividends distributed are also relevant. The remaining variables obtained were insufficient evidence pointing to a significant effect in explaining the dividend policy of Portuguese companies in the sample. The conclusion also states that differences exist in the importance of the explanatory factors to the amount of dividends distributed between the study samples, given the differentiation of dividend policies, followed by companies from each group analyzed.
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spelling Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext LisbonFatores determinantes da política de distribuição de dividendos: evidência empírica para as empresas não financeiras da Euronext LisbonDividends and their distribution decisions, being a component of the compensation of investors are a constant financial worry within companies, thus revealing one of the themes highlighted in the context of the financial literature. Study will address the factors determining the dividend policy practiced by companies listed in the Portuguese stock market. The latter will be 47 non-financial companies listed on the Euronext Lisbon during 2009 until 2011. The two samples that have been investigated include the representative of the majority of non-financial companies listed on Euronext Lisbon and the other financial companies members of the PSI 20. The methodology adopted is one of the ordinary least squares regression and the amount of dividends per share distributed was used in determining the dependent variable. In relation to the independent variables, six explanatory factors were chosen. These include profitability, stability of dividend policy, size, growth, risk and investment opportunities. The conclusion suggests that the most important factors to explain the amount of dividends distributed are profitability and stability of dividend policy. There after, growth and risk factors, as well as factors that explain the amount of dividends distributed are also relevant. The remaining variables obtained were insufficient evidence pointing to a significant effect in explaining the dividend policy of Portuguese companies in the sample. The conclusion also states that differences exist in the importance of the explanatory factors to the amount of dividends distributed between the study samples, given the differentiation of dividend policies, followed by companies from each group analyzed.Os dividendos e as suas decisões de distribuição, sendo uma componente da remuneração dos investidores são uma constante preocupação financeira no seio das empresas, revelando-se assim um dos temas em contínuo destaque no contexto da literatura financeira. No presente estudam-se quais os fatores determinantes da política de dividendos praticada pelas empresas cotadas no mercado de capitais português. Incidindo sobre 47 empresas não financeiras cotadas na Euronext Lisbon durante o período temporal de 2009 a 2011, definiram-se duas amostras, uma representativa da generalidade das empresas não financeiras cotadas na Euronext Lisbon e outra incidindo apenas sobre as empresas não financeiras integrantes do PSI 20. Adotou-se a metodologia de regressão dos mínimos quadrados ordinários e escolheu-se como variável dependente o montante de dividendos por ação distribuídos. Em relação às variáveis independentes escolheram-se seis fatores explicativos: rendibilidade, estabilidade da política de dividendos, dimensão, crescimento, risco e oportunidades de investimento. As conclusões obtidas sugerem que os fatores mais importantes para a explicação do montante de dividendos distribuídos são a rendibilidade e a estabilidade da política de dividendos. Logo a seguir aparecem os fatores crescimento e risco, como fatores também explicativos do montante de dividendos distribuídos. Quanto às restantes variáveis não se obteve evidências suficientes que apontem para um efeito significativo na explicação da política de dividendos das empresas portuguesas incluídas na amostra. Conclui-se ainda existirem divergências na importância dos fatores explicativos do montante de dividendos distribuídos entre as amostras do estudo dada a diferenciação das políticas de dividendos seguidas pelas empresas de cada grupo analisado.Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração da Universidade de Aveiro2013-01-01T00:00:00Zjournal articlejournal articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.34624/ei.v0i7.6031oai:proa.ua.pt:article/6031Estudos do ISCA; No 7 (2013)Estudos do ISCA; n.º 7 (2013)1646-48500873-2019reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://proa.ua.pt/index.php/estudosdoisca/article/view/6031https://doi.org/10.34624/ei.v0i7.6031https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/estudosdoisca/article/view/6031/4441https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFernandes, David José MirandaRibeiro, Alexandrino Manuel Oliveira2022-09-22T16:24:18Zoai:proa.ua.pt:article/6031Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:59:30.038837Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
Fatores determinantes da política de distribuição de dividendos: evidência empírica para as empresas não financeiras da Euronext Lisbon
title Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
spellingShingle Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
Fernandes, David José Miranda
title_short Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
title_full Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
title_fullStr Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
title_sort Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence for non financial firms listed on the Euronext Lisbon
author Fernandes, David José Miranda
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Ribeiro, Alexandrino Manuel Oliveira
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description Dividends and their distribution decisions, being a component of the compensation of investors are a constant financial worry within companies, thus revealing one of the themes highlighted in the context of the financial literature. Study will address the factors determining the dividend policy practiced by companies listed in the Portuguese stock market. The latter will be 47 non-financial companies listed on the Euronext Lisbon during 2009 until 2011. The two samples that have been investigated include the representative of the majority of non-financial companies listed on Euronext Lisbon and the other financial companies members of the PSI 20. The methodology adopted is one of the ordinary least squares regression and the amount of dividends per share distributed was used in determining the dependent variable. In relation to the independent variables, six explanatory factors were chosen. These include profitability, stability of dividend policy, size, growth, risk and investment opportunities. The conclusion suggests that the most important factors to explain the amount of dividends distributed are profitability and stability of dividend policy. There after, growth and risk factors, as well as factors that explain the amount of dividends distributed are also relevant. The remaining variables obtained were insufficient evidence pointing to a significant effect in explaining the dividend policy of Portuguese companies in the sample. The conclusion also states that differences exist in the importance of the explanatory factors to the amount of dividends distributed between the study samples, given the differentiation of dividend policies, followed by companies from each group analyzed.
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