Signaling, investment opportunities, and dividend announcements |
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Authors: | Yoon PS; Starks LT |
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Institution: | Department of Finance, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1179, USA |
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Abstract: | This article examines potential explanations for the wealtheffects surrounding dividend change announcements. We find thatnew information concerning managers' investment policies isnot revealed at the time of the dividend announcement. We alsofind that dividend increases (decreases) are associated withsubsequent significant increases (decreases) in capital expendituresover the three years following the dividend change, and thatdividend change announcements are associated with revisionsin analysts' forecasts of current earnings. These results areconsistent with the cash flow signaling hypothesis rather thanthe free cash flow hypothesis as an explanation for the observedstock price reactions to dividend change announcements. |
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