Determinants of dividend policy: evidence from green company in Malaysia / Nur Syafira Jamalludin

• Main Author: Jamalludin, Nur Syafira
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Dividends. Stock dividends. Dividend reinvestment; Malaysia
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/59283/1/59283.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/59283/

Dividend is one of the most interesting topics in the world of corporate finance. It is also one of the major financial decisions faced by firms. Therefore, this research is carried out to identify the determinants of dividend policy based on green company in Malaysia. The sample of this study is on 10 green companies in Malaysia for a period of 10 years from 2008 to 2017 based on annual basis. Firm size, leverage, growth opportunities and profitability are the independent variables that are used to see whether the relationship effects on the dividend policy. The data collection for this study is utilizes from the secondary data. The method used for regression is using EViews data analysis which includes descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, regression and four tests on assumption which are normality test, autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity.