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2017 | 51 | 6 |

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Sygnalizacja wyników finansowych w polityce dywidendowej na rynku NewConnect

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The aim of the paper was to give evidence whether changes of dividends could be considered as signals forecasting changes in future financial results. The sample consists of 42 companies listed on the NewConnect market in the years 2007–2016, paying regular dividends for at least 3 years. Using linear regression models, we show that dividend changes have a weak but positive effect on revenues changes, but they are insignificant when explaining changes in operating performance and net income. The paper fills a gap in empirical research on the Polish stock market, and especially the signalling function of dividends on NewConnect, which is characterised by a high degree of information asymmetry, has been examined for the first time.
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Celem artykułu jest sprawdzenie, czy zmiany w poziomie wypłacanych dywidend można uznać za informacje sygnalizujące zmiany w przyszłych wynikach finansowych (przychodach, zyskach operacyjnych, wyniku netto). Próba dotyczy 42 spółek notowanych na rynku NewConnect w latach 2007–2016, wypłacających regularnie dywidendę przez co najmniej 3 lata. Wykorzystując modele regresji liniowej, pokazano, że zmiany w poziomie wypłacanych dywidend pozytywnie wpływają na zmiany w przychodach, jednak w sposób nieistotny wyjaśniają zmiany wyników operacyjnych i wyników netto. Praca wypełnia lukę w badaniach empirycznych nad polskim rynkiem akcji – w szczególności po raz pierwszy zbadano funkcję sygnalizacyjną dywidend na rynku NewConnect, który charakteryzuje się wysokim poziomem asymetrii informacji.

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51

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6

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2017
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2018-02-27

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