Impact of Dividend Policy on Stock Price Volatility and Market Value of the Firm: Evidence from Sri Lankan Manufacturing Companies

The “dividend puzzle” has been an unresolved problem since the 1950s. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature and a level of the relationship between board characteristics dividend policy. The study used a positivistic approach and Spearman correlation metric, descriptive statistics, and binary regression models have been deployed as analytical tools. It is found that food and beverages sector had the highest percentage for dividend payout from 2015 to 2019. The highest percentage for women on boards was 13% in the land and property sector. The average board size for the selected companies was 8. The likelihood to pay dividends, women on boards, the board size, and CEO duality indicated a significant positive relationship. Panel regression results indicate that there is no significant relationship between board characteristics and the level of dividend payment for the selected sample. But in a sectorial analysis audit committee size has a significant negative relationship with the level of dividend payment in the manufacturing sector whereas board gender diversity has a significant positive relationship with the same in the food and beverage sector. In summary, dividend decision has been affected by several board characteristics, but such factors had no significant impact on the level of dividends declared in the market. The sectorial analysis revealed that several characteristics affected the level of dividends in two sectors

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The impact of board of directors’ characteristics on dividend policy: Evidence from a developing country

Dissanayake¹,

Dissabandara

2021

CGSR

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Impact of Dividend Policy on Stock Price Volatility and Market Value of the Firm: Evidence from Sri Lankan Manufacturing Companies

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The impact of board of directors’ characteristics on dividend policy: Evidence from a developing country

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