Generous dividend payouts and high price-earnings multiples are correlated positively. Does this imply that paying out cash

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Generous dividend payouts and high price-earnings multiples are correlated positively. Does this imply that paying out cash as dividends instead of repurchases increases share price?
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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-1259144387

12th edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen

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