Symposia & Conferences

Permanent URI for this communityhttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10216

Browse

Subject: search.filters.subject.Dividend payout ratio

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    The Impact of Dividend Policy on Stock Price: An Empirical Evidence from Hotels and Travels Companies Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange
    (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Hettiarachchi, U.S.J.; Rajeshwaran, N.
    Dividend Policy is one of the important factors that affect the stock price. Dividend policy is measured by dividend per share, dividend yield and dividend payout ratio. The purpose of this paper is to identify the impact of dividend policy on stock price in the hotels and travels sector companies listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange. Thirty-four companies listed in the hotels and travels sector were analyzed for a period of five years from the year 2012 to 2016. Data were collected from the annual reports of the companies. Statistical Package (SPSS 19.0) was applied to analyze and evaluate the collected data. Correlation analyses and multiple regression are used to explore the association between study variables. A positive impact is found between dividend per share, dividend presence in a firm with stock price changes, while a negative impact between dividend yield and stock price changes is also identified. The impact of dividend pay-out ratio deemed to be insignificant. In addition, it is shown that assets growth rate and firm size explain stock price changes. The study supports the fact that dividend policy is relevant in determining the stock price for the hotels and travels sector companies listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Internal Financial Constraints, External Financial Constraints and Investment Choices: Evidence from Diversified Holding Companies Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange
    (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Sugathadasa, D.D.K.; Senani, K.G.P.
    This study has been conducted with the aim of identifying the impact of internal and external financial constraints on investment choices of diversified holding companies listed in Sri Lanka. For that purpose the data have been taken from all diversified holding companies for three years from 2012 to 2014 on annual basis. Regression Analysis Model has been used as the main analysis tool to examine the relationships in firm size and age under external financial constraints while cash flow and dividend payout ratio under internal financial constraints on investment choices. The findings showed that firm size, age and dividend payout ratio are not significant while cash flow is the only constraint which significantly related with investment choices in Diversified Holding sector in Sri Lanka.