Underreaction to Dividend Reductions and Omissions?
Using a sample of 2,337 cash dividend reduction or omission announcements over the 1927 to 1999 period, this study reports significant negative post-announcement long-term abnormal returns, which last 1 year only. However, this long-term abnormal performance is driven by the post-earnings-announceme...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of finance (New York) 2008-04, Vol.63 (2), p.987-1020 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Using a sample of 2,337 cash dividend reduction or omission announcements over the 1927 to 1999 period, this study reports significant negative post-announcement long-term abnormal returns, which last 1 year only. However, this long-term abnormal performance is driven by the post-earnings-announcement drift. After controlling for the earnings performance and the skewness of buy-and-hold abnormal returns, there is no compelling evidence of a post-dividend-reduction or post-dividend-omission price drift. |
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ISSN: | 0022-1082 1540-6261 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01337.x |