In: Finance
Answer:-
a) Reasons why some firms choose to pay dividends consistently
1) Shareholders expect that the companies return some share of
profits and companies want to attract and retain the
investors.
2) Companies that pay dividends consistently witness appreciation
in their stock prices over a period of time.
3) The companies pay dividends consistently are labeled as stable
companies and increases the demand for the stock and leads to
appreciation of stock price
b) Reasons why some firms choose not to pay dividends at
all
1) Some companies use profits as retained earnings that can be
used to reinvest in the company for favorable and profitable
opportunities.
2) The companies prefer to repurchase the shares from the market at
premium rather than paying dividends to boost the market value of
stock which sends signal to the investors about the financial well
being of the company.
3) The dividend payments are subjected to taxes. This
can lead to double taxation as both corporate earnings and dividend
payments are taxed.
c) Reasons why some firms choose to combine stock repurchases and cash dividends
1) When the companies pay dividends generally the stock price of
the company decreases after ex-dividend date, so the company
combines both to arrest the fall in market value of stock
price.
2) The combination of stock repurchases with cash dividends boosts
the shareholders confidence and the shareholders wealth which leads
to demand for the stock and attract new investors.
3) The companies combine stock purchases with cash dividends to
utilize the reserves of cash that the company is having. These is a
general practice with some IT and Technology companies which do not
have much debt and want to utilize the cash in efficient way.