scholarly journals The Relationship between Ownership Structure and Dividend Policy: An Application in Vietnam Stock Exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Thi Xuan Anh Tran ◽  
Quoc Tuan Le
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
H Index ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Ownership Composition ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This research examines the possible association between ownership structure and Vietnam listed companies’ dividend payout policy over the period of 2009 – 2015. We have investigated 642 listed firms in Hochiminh stock exchange and Hanoi stock exchange, using pannel data analysis. Ownership structure is described with two main sub-variables: ownership concentration and ownership composition. Specifically, the Herfindahl index (or H-index) was applied to measure the level of ownership concentration /dispersion for all major shareholders in the company, including the five biggest investors, corporate institutional investors, the ownership concentration level, and foreign investors. It has been observed that the H-index of all major shareholders has an average of less than 0.5 but the value of the H-index of institutional investors at 0.594 indicates that institutional investors are more likely to be concentrated in the hands of large institutional investors. The result showed linear relationship between institutional ownership and the dividend rate, but not statistically significant for the relationship between managerial ownership and dividend payout ratio.

scholarly journals Executive Compensation, Ownership Structure and Dividend Payout: Evidence from Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-75
Author(s):  
Ravichandran K. Subramaniam ◽  
Chee Ghee Teh ◽  
Murugasu Thangarajah
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Positive Evidence ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Relationship

This study seeks to present the relationship between executive compensation, dividend payout policy and ownership structure of listed firms in Malaysia. We examine a panel data on a sample of 300 of the largest Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs) on Bursa Malaysia for the years 2008 to 2014. Based on 2,009 firm-year observations, our results show consistent empirical positive evidence on the association between dividend payout and executive compensation across all models. However, the results are inconsistent with Bhattacharyya model of dividend payout. Further, there is evidence that government and family ownerships are positively associated with dividend payout. Our results show that the positive relationship between executive compensation and dividend payout is more evident in politically connected firms (PCON firms) which is consistent with the clientele (catering) theory.

scholarly journals Ownership structure and voluntary disclosures: the case of French-listed firms

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faten Lakhal
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Minority Shareholders ◽  
Voluntary Disclosures ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Foreign Institutional Investors ◽  
Earnings Disclosures ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the relationship between ownership structure and voluntary earnings disclosures under high ownership concentration of French-listed firms. The findings show that French managers are less likely to make voluntary disclosures when they are controlled by a large shareholder or by a family, suggesting that low legal protection leads to expropriation of minority shareholders. The results also show that the proportion of foreign institutional investors in capital is likely to mitigate this relationship since institutional investors signal good minority shareholders’ protection to the market.

The impact of board composition and ownership structure on dividend payout policy: evidence from Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmi A. Boshnak
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Board Composition ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Propensity To Pay ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study examines the impact of board composition and ownership structure variables on dividend payout policy in Saudi Arabian firms. In particular, it aims to determine the effect of board size, independence and meeting frequency, in addition to chief executive officer (CEO) duality, and state, institutional, managerial, family, and foreign ownership on both the propensity to pay dividends and dividend per share for Saudi-listed firms over the period 2016–2019.Design/methodology/approachThe paper captures dividend policy with two measures, propensity to pay dividends and dividend per share, and employs a range of regression methods (logistic, probit, ordinary least squares (OLS) and random effects regressions) along with a two-stage least squares (2SLS) model for robustness to account for heteroscedasticity, serial correlation and endogeneity issues. The data set is a large panel of 280 Saudi-listed firms over the period 2016 to 2019.FindingsThe results underline the importance of board composition and the ownership structure in explaining variations in dividend policy across Saudi firms. More specifically, there is a positive relationship between the propensity to pay dividends and board-meeting frequency, institutional ownership, firm profitability and firm age, while the degree of board independence, firm size and leverage exhibit a negative relation. Further, dividend per share is positively related to board meeting frequency, institutional ownership, foreign ownership, firm profitability and age, while it is negatively related to CEO duality, managerial ownership, and firm leverage. There is no evidence that family ownership exerts an impact on dividend payout policy in Saudi firms. The findings of this study support agency, signalling, substitute and outcome theories of dividend policy.Research limitations/implicationsThis study offers an important insight into the board characteristic and ownership structure drivers of dividend policy in the context of an emerging market. Moreover, the study has important implications for firms, managers, investors, policymakers, and regulators in Saudi Arabia.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the existing literature by providing evidence on four board and five ownership characteristic drivers of dividend policy in Saudi Arabia as an emerging stock market, thereby improving on less comprehensive previous studies. The study recommends that investors consider board composition and ownership structure characteristics of firms as key drivers of dividend policy when making stock investment decisions to inform them about the propensity of investee firms to pay dividends and maintain a given dividend policy.

scholarly journals The Role Of Cash Holdings, Working Capital, Dividend Payout On Capital Investment

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-426
Author(s):  
Andrew Chan
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Cash Holdings ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Investment Spending ◽  
The Relationship

An objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between firms' capital investment spending, cash holdings, and working capital in an expanding Asian financial market.  A sample of publicly traded manufacturing firms on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was examined during the period 2005-2014. The empirical results provide strong and statistically significant evidence on the effect of cash flow on investment.  Working capital also exhibits significant relationship with capital investment spending, though the relationship is not as strong and significant as that with cash flow and cash holding.  Firms with low dividend payout policy over the sample period depended heavily on cash flow, changes in cash flow and, to a lesser extent, on working capital to finance spending on fixed plant and equipment.  These results suggest that the effect of capital investment spending financed by internal cash flow on firm value may depend on a firm's dividend payout.

scholarly journals The Effect of Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure on Financial Performance of Listed Companies in Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Surya Bahadur G. C. ◽  
Ravindra Prasad Baral
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
And Performance

The paper attempts to analyze relationships among corporate governance, ownership structure and firm performance in Nepal. The study comprises of panel data set of 25 firms listed at Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) covering a period of five years from 2012 to 2016. The econometric methodology for the study consists primarily of least squares dummy variable (LSDV) model, fixed and random effects panel data models and two-stage least squares (2SLS) model. The study finds bi-directional relationship between corporate governance and performance. Among corporate governance internal mechanisms; smaller board size, higher proportion of independent directors, reducing ownership concentration, improving standards of transparency and disclosure, and designing appropriate director compensation package are important dimensions that listed firms and regulators in Nepal should focus on. Ownership concentration is found to have positive effect on performance; however, it affects corporate governance negatively. This study raises understanding and provides empirical evidence for endogenous relationship between corporate governance and performance and offers support for principal-principal agency relationship. The results of this study lead to several practical implications for listed firms as well as policymakers of Nepal in promoting sound corporate governance practices and codes. For listed companies, the improvement in compliance with a code of corporate governance or voluntary adoption of best practices can provide a means of achieving improved performance.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance Quality, Ownership Structure, Agency Costs and Firm Performance. Evidence from an Emerging Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Haroon ur Rashid Khan ◽  
Waqas Bin Khidmat ◽  
Osama Al Hares ◽  
Naeem Muhammad ◽  
Kashif Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Governance Quality ◽  
Corporate Governance Quality ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corporate governance quality and ownership structure on the relationship between the agency cost and firm performance. Both the fixed-effects model and a more robust dynamic panel generalized method of moment estimation are applied to Chinese A-listed firms for the years 2008 to 2016. The results show that the agency–performance relationship is positively moderated by (1) corporate governance quality, (2) ownership concentration, and (3) non-state ownership. State ownership has a negative effect on the agency–performance relationship. Various robust tests of an alternative measure of agency cost confirm our main conclusions. The analysis adds to the empirical literature on agency theory by providing useful insights into how corporate governance and ownership concentration can help mitigate agency–performance relationship. It also highlights the impact of ownership type on the relationship between agency cost and firm performance. Our study supports the literature that agency cost and firm performance are negatively related to the Chinese listed firms. The investors should keep in mind the proxies of agency cost while choosing a specific stock. Secondly; the abuse of managerial appropriation is higher in state-held firms as compared to non-state firms. Policymakers can use these results to devise the investor protection rules so that managerial appropriation can be minimized.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE TO DIVIDEND POLICY IN COMPANIES IN INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Farah Margaretha
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Private Ownership ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Ownership Structures ◽  
Study Results

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of ownership structure on dividend payout policy in companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. In this study, there are 4 kinds of ownership structures that will be discussed, namely private ownership structure, government ownership structure, foreign ownerships structure and family ownership structure. Dividend payout policy uses DividndPayout Ratio (DPR) indicator Population of this study is all the companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 009-2011. Total samples in this study are 85 companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange determined by purposive sampling.  Based on the study results, from the four ownership structures, only the private ownership structure influence Parliament. The implication for investors in doing this research, the investor can choose the private ownership structure of companies. for financial managers, this study provides information specifically on private companies that one way the companies reduce the agency problem could use dividend payout policy

scholarly journals Ownership, control and performance in the most actively traded companies on Stockholm stock exchange. A comparison between 1999 and 2001

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per-Olof Bjuggren ◽  
Helena Bohman
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Inside Ownership ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ownership Control

The relationship between ownership, control and firm value is the subject matter studied. The study is essentially empirical. Data about the most actively traded non-financial companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange is used. A comparison is made between the years 1999 and 2001. What do the relationships between firm value and different ownership characteristics like ownership concentration, foreign ownership and inside ownership look like? Do these characteristics differ between the booming year of 1999 and the recession year of 2001? Is there a relation between stock price and ownership structure? These are the three main questions addressed in the study.

scholarly journals Accelerating Company Performance through Dividend Payout Policy: A Trend Analysis of Automobile Sector Listed in Pakistan Stock Exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-141
Author(s):  
Nisar Ahmad ◽  
Mohsin Nazir ◽  
Naseer Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Size Growth ◽  
Equity Ratio ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The study explains the relationship of dividend payout policy on the business performance of companies that exist in automobile sector of Pakistan. 100 companies are selected from automobile sector. Relationship of dividend payout policy and business performance was controlled with four variables based on relevant theories. These variables include size of company, growth of company leverage debt to equity ratio and corporate governance index. Panel data is collected from 2012-2017 six years and then analyzed with unit root, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, OLS regression, Lagrange multiplier, Huasman test, fixed effect and Random effect models. Following key findings for each research objective were obtained by applying the adopted research method on the data through the adopted method of analyses: The results showed that the automobile companies showed positive relationship between their dividend payout policy and profitability and it was concluded that both dependent and independent variables are positively related in this sector and size, growth and leverage are the controlling predictors of the relationship.

scholarly journals Diversified Ownership Structure and Dividend Pay‑outs of Publicly Traded Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (345) ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pieloch-Babiarz
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Warsaw Stock Exchange ◽  
Propensity To Pay ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this article is to identify and characterise the relationship between the ownership structure and dividend pay‑out of listed companies. The research hypothesis states that along with an increase in a degree of ownership concentration both the propensity to pay a dividend and its amount increase. The research has been conducted on a group of 354 non‑financial companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The basic research method is the analysis of logistic and tobit regression. The research shows that along with an increase in the complexity of the ownership structure, the share of the State Treasury, institutional investors and board members, decisions on dividend pay‑out are made more often, and the amount of dividend is higher. Examining the degree of ownership concentration expressed by the Herfindahl‑Hirschman index, diversified results have been obtained. An estimation of some regression models shows that stronger ownership concentration favours the decision to pay a dividend (dividends are paid out more frequently), however, as a degree of ownership concentration increases, a decrease in the amount of dividend is observed. The research results presented in this article are a supplement to the existing analyses carried out on the global markets and an extension of the existing research conducted on the companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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