The relations between dividend policy and stock returns in the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorSylvester, Deodatus Mkoba
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-24T06:58:40Z
dc.date.available2015-07-24T06:58:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionThesis (M.M. (Finance & Investment))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, 2015.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractDividend policy establishes the distribution of a company’s profit whether they could pay out to the stockholders as dividends or retain the profit for re-investments in the company. There are several theories which explain the dividend behaviour, and the empirical studies suggest evidence for one over the other, however the belief concerning corporate dividend theories are different. There are two conflicting theories; those who believe in dividend relevance theory (Lintner & Gordon) and those who believe in dividend irrelevance theory (Miller & Modigliani). The key part of the study is related to the evaluation of which theory is suited for dividend policy of companies in Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE). So far numerous researchers have make an effort to solve the dividend puzzle. The main aim of this study was to establish whether there is a relationship between dividend policy and stock return of companies listed in Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. In particular, the study focuses on three main aspects, namely; investigating the association between stock returns and dividend yield, stock price reaction to dividend announcements and identifying the factors influencing dividend policy decisions. The empirical findings confirmed that dividend yield has a strong impact on stock returns and it is statistically significant. The finding of this study supported the dividend relevance theory. The event study found that dividend announcements have an impact on share prices and the significance of the abnormal around event date confirms that the DSE market supports dividend relevance and signaling theory. Finally, the study concluded that debt ratio and age of the firms have a strong influence on the dividend policy on firms on the DSE.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/18118
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectDividendsen_ZA
dc.subjectStocksen_ZA
dc.subjectPricesen_ZA
dc.subjectDar Es Salaamen_ZA
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_ZA
dc.titleThe relations between dividend policy and stock returns in the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzaniaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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