The value relevance and information content of cash and stock dividends in China

Dedman, Elisabeth, Jiang, Wei and Stark, Andrew (2015) The value relevance and information content of cash and stock dividends in China The European Journal of Finance, 23 (7-9). pp. 648-673.

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Abstract

Due to their unique institutional features, the Chinese stock markets provide an interesting experimental setting in which to examine how cash and stock dividends convey value-relevant information about future performance and future cash dividends. Applying market valuation equations and prediction models to a large sample of Chinese firms from 2003 to 2011 produces several interesting results. When cash dividends are not paid, then stock dividends are positively associated with firm value, and convey information about future cash dividends and future earnings. When cash dividends are paid, however, it is these that convey information about future cash dividends. Following the share tradability reform and convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards, the value relevance and information content of cash dividends are predicted and found to be stronger, while the value relevance of stock dividends weakens over the same time period. Our evidence suggests that, in a weak information environment, where management have limited control over cash dividend distributions, stock dividends play an important role as information conduits.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Surrey Business School
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Dedman, Elisabeth e.dedman@surrey.ac.uk Jiang, Wei Stark, Andrew
Date :	28 January 2015
DOI :	10.1080/1351847X.2014.996658
Uncontrolled Keywords :	dividends, market valuation, earnings prediction
Depositing User :	Melanie Hughes
Date Deposited :	16 Nov 2018 14:55
Last Modified :	16 Nov 2018 14:55
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/849886

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