Revisiting the Effect of Dividend Policy on Firm Performance and Value: Empirical Evidence from the Korean Marketopen access
- Authors
- Njoku, Okechukwu Enyeribe; Lee, Younghwan
- Issue Date
- Mar-2024
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- agency problem; dividend policy; firm performance; firm value; ownership concentration
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, v.12, no.1
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STUDIES
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/kumoh/handle/2020.sw.kumoh/28634
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijfs12010022
- ISSN
- 2227-7072
- Abstract
- This study investigates the relationship between dividend policy, firm performance, and value within the Korean market, taking into account the unique context of Chaebol ownership structures. Utilizing a robust dataset of 5478 observations from the Korean Composite Stock Price Index, our empirical analysis employs advanced regression models, revealing distinctive effects of various dividend policy measures through the lenses of interest alignment and managerial entrenchment hypotheses. Surprisingly, while cash dividend payments exhibit a robust positive impact on Tobin's Q and market-to-book ratios, suggesting an overall positive link with market valuations, a closer inspection reveals divergent impacts for Chaebol and non-Chaebol firms. In Chaebol entities, dividend policy proxies consistently demonstrate positive effects on performance metrics, aligning with the interest alignment hypothesis and highlighting strategic signaling efforts. Conversely, non-Chaebol firms exhibit intriguingly negative impacts, supporting the managerial entrenchment hypothesis and implying potential challenges to market value. Firms should prioritize transparent communication on dividend policies for improved investor decision making and enhanced corporate governance in the dynamic Korean market.
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