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Dividend Policy, Trading Characteristics And Share Prices: Empirical Evidence From Egyptian Firms

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  • MOHAMMED OMRAN

    (Arab Academy for Science & Technology, College of Management & Technology, P.O. Box. 1029, Alexandria, Egypt;
    Arab Monetary Fund, Economic Policy Institute, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box. 2818, United Arab Emirates)

  • JOHN POINTON

    (Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK)

Abstract

For a sample of 94 firms, using data up to 1999, we find that retentions are more significant than dividends in determining prices of shares that are actively traded on the Egyptian stock market. However, for non-actively traded shares, the accounting book value is the most important determinant. Reductions in dividends are associated with a lack of liquidity and profitability. Dividend increases are linked to higher pre-tax operating profit effects, which outweighed post-tax effects. As to aspects that influence dividend payout ratios of actively traded firms, important factors are gearing and the market to book value, the latter a surrogate for investment opportunities. For non-actively traded firms, a more complex pattern emerges.

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  • Mohammed Omran & John Pointon, 2004. "Dividend Policy, Trading Characteristics And Share Prices: Empirical Evidence From Egyptian Firms," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance (IJTAF), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 7(02), pages 121-133.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijtafx:v:07:y:2004:i:02:n:s0219024904002384
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219024904002384
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    Keywords

    Dividend; payout; stock market; Egypt; JEL classification code: G35; N25;
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    JEL classification:

    • G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy
    • N25 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Asia including Middle East

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