The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA

Lintner’s (1956) partial adjustment model identifies the company’s long-term dividend policy by setting a dividend target payout ratio and the speed of adjustment. And although the model has undergone various modifications and methods of estimation over more than 60 years, it is still a good tool fo...

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Autores principales: Mieczysław Kowerski, Marcin Sowa
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Publicado: Malopolska School of Economics in Tarnow, Poland 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3891334fe4ca42f78110b4ea0b269e222021-11-24T12:32:51ZThe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA1506-26352658-181710.25944/znmwse.2021.03.1528https://doaj.org/article/3891334fe4ca42f78110b4ea0b269e222021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://zn.mwse.edu.pl/index.php/zn/article/view/801https://doaj.org/toc/1506-2635https://doaj.org/toc/2658-1817Lintner’s (1956) partial adjustment model identifies the company’s long-term dividend policy by setting a dividend target payout ratio and the speed of adjustment. And although the model has undergone various modifications and methods of estimation over more than 60 years, it is still a good tool for analyzing dividend decisions made by companies. The aim of the article is to show the usefulness of the Lintner model for analyzing changes in the company’s dividend policy during the pandemic turmoil. For the illustration, Hydrotor SA was chosen, which, the longest time at the Warsaw Stock Exchange, continuously pays dividends. The calculations showed that the situation in 2020 resulted in a revision of the company’s long-term dividend strategy, which resulted in a lowering of the dividend target payout ratio and a greater attention to the current situation (current net profits)—an increase in the speed of adjustment.Mieczysław KowerskiMarcin SowaMalopolska School of Economics in Tarnow, Polandarticlelintner modeldividend target payout ratiocoranavirus pandemichydrotor saEconomics as a scienceHB71-74Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENPLZeszyty Naukowe Małopolskiej Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Tarnowie, Vol 51, Iss 3, Pp 15-28 (2021)
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topic lintner model
dividend target payout ratio
coranavirus pandemic
hydrotor sa
Economics as a science
HB71-74
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle lintner model
dividend target payout ratio
coranavirus pandemic
hydrotor sa
Economics as a science
HB71-74
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Mieczysław Kowerski
Marcin Sowa
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA
description Lintner’s (1956) partial adjustment model identifies the company’s long-term dividend policy by setting a dividend target payout ratio and the speed of adjustment. And although the model has undergone various modifications and methods of estimation over more than 60 years, it is still a good tool for analyzing dividend decisions made by companies. The aim of the article is to show the usefulness of the Lintner model for analyzing changes in the company’s dividend policy during the pandemic turmoil. For the illustration, Hydrotor SA was chosen, which, the longest time at the Warsaw Stock Exchange, continuously pays dividends. The calculations showed that the situation in 2020 resulted in a revision of the company’s long-term dividend strategy, which resulted in a lowering of the dividend target payout ratio and a greater attention to the current situation (current net profits)—an increase in the speed of adjustment.
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title The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA
title_short The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA
title_full The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA
title_fullStr The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA
title_full_unstemmed The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dividend target payout ratio. The evidence from Hydrotor SA
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