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Litigation Risk Management Through Corporate Payout Policy, Matteo Arena, Brandon Julio
Litigation Risk Management Through Corporate Payout Policy, Matteo Arena, Brandon Julio
Finance Faculty Research and Publications
Firms modify their payout policy in anticipation of future litigation costs. We examine a comprehensive sample of U.S. corporate lawsuits and find that firms facing significant litigation risk pay lower dividends, and in some cases omit dividends while distributing more cash through share repurchases. Litigation risk changes the distribution of payouts but not the total payout yield as the increase in share repurchases offsets the decrease in dividends. Cash-poor firms cut share repurchases when settlement costs are incurred. The results suggest that firms at a higher risk of litigation increase their payout flexibility.
Catering Driven Substitution In Corporate Payouts, Manoj Kulchania
Catering Driven Substitution In Corporate Payouts, Manoj Kulchania
Finance Faculty Research and Publications
This paper investigates catering as a motivation for substitution between share repurchases and dividend payments. I hypothesize that firms cater to investor demand by repurchasing shares when investors place a premium on the stock price of firms that repurchase shares, and by paying dividends when investors place a higher value on dividend-paying firms. I propose a proxy to measure the relative preference for repurchases over dividends — the difference premium. Results show that the decision to repurchase shares or to pay dividends depends on this premium. Firms channel higher fractions of the additional payout dollars toward share repurchases when this …