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Financial Management — Business Studies STD 12 Commerce — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceBusiness StudiesFinancial Management6 Marks
Question
Explain the following as factors affecting ‘dividend decision’:
  1. Stability of dividend.
  2. Shareholders’ preference.
  3. Legal constraints.
  4. Access to capital market.
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Answer

  1. Stability of Dividends: It has been found that the companies generally follow a policy of stabilizing dividend per share. The increase in dividends is generally made when there is confidence that their earning potential has gone up and not just the earnings of the current year. In other words, dividend per share is not altered if the change in earnings is small or seen to be temporary in nature.
  2. Shareholder Preference: While declaring dividends, managements usually keep in mind the preferences of the shareholders in this regard. If the shareholders in general desire that at least a certain amount is paid as dividend, the companies are likely to declare the same. There are always some shareholders who depend upon a regular income from their investments.
  3. Legal Constraints: Certain provisions of the Company’s Act place restrictions on payouts as dividend. Such provisions must be adhered to while declaring the dividends.
  4. Access to Capital Market: Large and reputed companies generally have easy access to the capital market and therefore may depend less on retained earning to finance their growth. These companies tend to pay higher dividends than the smaller companies which have relatively low access to the market.

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