2011
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1571081
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A Lintner Model of Payout and Managerial Rents

Abstract: We develop a dynamic agency model where payout, investment and financing decisions are made by managers who attempt to maximize the rents they take from the firm, subject to a capital market constraint. Managers smooth payout in order to smooth their flow of rents. Total payout (dividends plus net repurchases) follows Lintner's (1956) target-adjustment model. Payout smooths out transitory shocks to current income and adjusts gradually to changes in permanent income. Smoothing is accomplished by borrowing or le… Show more

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“…Something has to give. This inference is closely related to Lambrecht and Myers's () conclusion that target adjustment models for payout and capital structure cannot coexist. Their reasoning is that a firm's budget constraint implies that a dynamic theory of payout and investment effectively dictates a dynamic theory of capital structure.…”
Section: Summary and Implications Of The Evidencesupporting
confidence: 66%
“…Something has to give. This inference is closely related to Lambrecht and Myers's () conclusion that target adjustment models for payout and capital structure cannot coexist. Their reasoning is that a firm's budget constraint implies that a dynamic theory of payout and investment effectively dictates a dynamic theory of capital structure.…”
Section: Summary and Implications Of The Evidencesupporting
confidence: 66%
“…For a recent theoretical paper that builds on Lintner's model, see Lambrecht and Myers (2012). There are also, however, critics, among them, DeAngelo et al (2008), who argue that the model has lost some of its descriptive ability, mostly because fewer firms have a well-defined target payout ratio.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The earnings growth has not been impacted by the payout which was the result in the base study. However, it has been affected by earnings yield, annual growth in assets and return on assets [42,43].…”
Section: Earnings Growthmentioning
confidence: 99%