The relationship between the dividend payout ratio and the subsequent earnings growth : a South African study : an analysis into the relationship between the dividend payout ratio and the subsequent earnings growth at the market level

Traditionally, it has been widely accepted that current reinvestments leads to future growth, and hence that there exists a negative relationship between dividend payout ratios and subsequent earnings growth at both the company and market level. Surprisingly, more recent research found a positive re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montgomery, Lisa Anne
Other Authors: Toerien, Francois
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15711