Dividends, leverage and endogeneity: a simultaneous equations study on Malaysia
Drawing upon preceding empirical studies on the potential endogeneity of both debt and dividends in developed markets, this study investigates two-way causal relationships that can exist between payout decisions and debt policies in Malaysian listed companies. The analysis is performed by applying a...
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| اللغة: | English |
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University of Wollongong, Australia
2018
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60596/1/Dividends%2C%20leverage%20and%20endogeneity%20a%20simultaneous%20equations%20study%20on%20Malaysia.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60596/ http://ro.uow.edu.au/aabfj/vol12/iss1/4/ |
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| الملخص: | Drawing upon preceding empirical studies on the potential endogeneity of both debt and dividends in developed markets, this study investigates two-way causal relationships that can exist between payout decisions and debt policies in Malaysian listed companies. The analysis is performed by applying a simultaneous equations model (SEM) on a sample of 267 listed firms on the Main board of Bursa Malaysia during 2006–2014. The main findings indicate that when dividend is treated as endogenous, there is a positive impact on leverage. However, leverage is found to have a simultaneous negative impact on dividends. The findings also show that liquidity and performance positively affect dividends, although they have a negative effect on leverage. Additionally, this study documents an inverse relation between tangibility and debt, a direct relation between reputation and debt, and also confirms that larger firms tend to pay out a higher percentage of dividends per share. |
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