Can we predict dividend cuts?
I examine the predictability of dividend cuts based on the time interval between dividend announcement dates using a large dataset of US firms from 1971 to 2014. The longer the time interval between dividend announcements, the larger the probability of a cut in the dividend per share, consistent wit...
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| description | I examine the predictability of dividend cuts based on the time interval between dividend announcement dates using a large dataset of US firms from 1971 to 2014. The longer the time interval between dividend announcements, the larger the probability of a cut in the dividend per share, consistent with the view that firms delay the release of bad news. |
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| spelling | nottingham-524982020-05-04T20:01:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52498/ Can we predict dividend cuts? Onali, Enrico I examine the predictability of dividend cuts based on the time interval between dividend announcement dates using a large dataset of US firms from 1971 to 2014. The longer the time interval between dividend announcements, the larger the probability of a cut in the dividend per share, consistent with the view that firms delay the release of bad news. Elsevier 2016-09 Article PeerReviewed Onali, Enrico (2016) Can we predict dividend cuts? Economics Letters, 146 . pp. 71-76. ISSN 0165-1765 Dividend policy; Dividend dates; Signalling theory; Asymmetric information; US capital market https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016517651630266X doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.07.026 doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.07.026 |
| spellingShingle | Dividend policy; Dividend dates; Signalling theory; Asymmetric information; US capital market Onali, Enrico Can we predict dividend cuts? |
| title | Can we predict dividend cuts? |
| title_full | Can we predict dividend cuts? |
| title_fullStr | Can we predict dividend cuts? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can we predict dividend cuts? |
| title_short | Can we predict dividend cuts? |
| title_sort | can we predict dividend cuts? |
| topic | Dividend policy; Dividend dates; Signalling theory; Asymmetric information; US capital market |
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