Determinants of Dividend Policy of Banks in Ethiopia
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2013-05
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This study investigates the determinants of dividend policy of banks in Ethiopia. Based on the
previous studies the independent variables; current earning, previous year’s dividend, liquidity,
leverage, loan loss provision and bank’s age are selected .The panel data for ten years time period
(2002-2011) for five banks was collected and analysis through using the Panel Least Square method
with the fixed effect model . The regression result shows that current earning, previous year’s
dividend, bank’s age and loan –loss provisions have positive and statistically significant impact on
the banks dividend payments where as liquidity has negative impacts and leverage is not an
important variable for the banks dividend decision. Therefore the variables, current earning,
previous year’s dividend payment, loan loss provision and age are the major factors that determine
the banks dividend decision. Unexpectedly liquidity has a negative impact. In Ethiopia, the banks
dividend decisions are highly influenced by their current earning and previous year’s dividend
payments. The result is in line with the signalling theory and banks in Ethiopia are attempted to
have a stable dividend policy.
Keyword: dividend policy, dividend policy determinants, dividend stability and signaling theory
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Dividend policy, Dividend policy determinants, Dividend stability and signaling theory