2021
DOI: 10.1111/eufm.12291
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Excess corporate payouts and financial distress risk

Abstract: Firms that follow excessive payout policies (over-payers) are higher on the financial distress spectrum and have lower survival rates than under-payers. In addition, overpayers endure lower future sales and asset growth than under-payers and experience negative abnormal returns in the bond and stock markets. Exogenous import tariff reductions and commodity price jumps reduce the likelihood of overpayment. We interpret this as evidence consistent with financial flexibility considerations, rather than risk-shift… Show more

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“…This research is in accordance with the research of [14] which states that the market book value has a significant positive effect on financial distress. And rejected research from [5], [12], [24].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This research is in accordance with the research of [14] which states that the market book value has a significant positive effect on financial distress. And rejected research from [5], [12], [24].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Meanwhile, [12] rejects other research where there is no significant relationship price earnings ratio and financial distress. As for market book value, according to [12], [24] which state that market book value has a significant negative effect on financial distress. According to [14] it states that market book value has significant positive on financial distress.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This effect is also stronger for companies with low cash-flows. Additionally, several scholars observe a propensity of overconfident managers to hold high cash deposits and their reluctance to pay dividends (Andriosopoulos et al 2020;Chen et al 2020;Deshmukh et al 2013;Huang-Meier et al 2016;Kim and Kim 2019). Bukalska's (2020) results also indicate less financial constraints in companies led by overconfident managers.…”
Section: Financing Preferences and Dividend Paymentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Others have also investigated how financial constraints and governance interact to decide payout policy (e.g., see Chae et al, 2009). I do not believe that this is risk-shifting (Andriosopoulos et al, 2019), given the higher future operating income.…”
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confidence: 99%