Raising Capital by a Share Issue v Reducing Dividends
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16
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This 16 page paper discusses the statement that “the cost of retained earnings is less than the cost of new outside equity capital. Consequently, it is totally irrational for a firm to sell a new issue of shares and to pay cash dividends during the same year”. The writer argues this both ways; how this may make economic sense, but due to the way in which the markets operate, using dividends as a signalling tool a share issue may create more value for the shareholder and a greater market value for the company. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
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File: TS14_TEshrdiv.rtf
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