Impact Of dividend decision on the market capitalization of the firm: Evidence from Indian large cap companies

Abstract

The percentage of the profit distributed to the shareholders is known as the dividend. The decision at hand is how much of the company's profit should be divided to the shareholders after taxes have been paid. It also contains the portion of the profit that needs to be invested back into the company. The retained earnings boost the company's potential for future earnings when the present income is reinvested. The amount of retained earnings has an impact on the company's choice of financing as well. The decision to declare a dividend should be made with the goal of maximizing shareholder value in mind. The present study attempted to evaluate the impact of dividend decision on the market capitalization using regression model. The regression analysis model revealed the significant impact of the independent variable on the market price of the share as well as the dividend policy determinants on the subsequent market price variable.