IQTISHADIA
Vol 11, No 1 (2018): IQTISHADIA

The Determinants of Dividend Payout: Evidence from the Malaysian Property Market

Chun Lin, Ong (Unknown)
Mohd Thas Thaker, Hassanudin (Unknown)
Khaliq, Ahmad (Unknown)
Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Jul 2018

Abstract

The paper aims to investigate the determinants of dividend payout among the Malaysian property companies. The sample size consists of 30 property listed companies on Bursa Malaysia. The data are generally obtained from the company’s annual report for the period of 2012 to 2016. The study employs multiple regression analysis to examine the influence of firms specific and macroeconomic variables on dividend payout. Result of the test shows that the dividend payout has a significant negative relationship with ownership structure and positive relationship on return on equity, quick ratio and GDP. The study instigates to enrich the literature on dividend determinants especially in the context of Malaysia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IQTISHADIA

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

IQTISHADIA, particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of Islamic Business and economics areas. It covers Islamic management, Islamic Banking, Islamic Marketing, Islamic Human Resources, Islamic Finance, Zakah, Waqf, Poverty Alleviation, Islamic Public Finance, ...