10/08/2026
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āύā§āϤāĻŋ (Dividend Policy): āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§āĻĻ, āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ(For CA,CMA,ACCA Exam Students):
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āύā§āϤāĻŋ (Dividend Policy): āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§āĻĻ, āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ
Dividend Policy āĻŦāĻž āϞāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļ āύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϤ āĻ
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āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒāϞāĻŋāϏāĻŋāϰ (Dividend Policy) āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
ā§§. āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϞ (Dividend Payment Frequency)
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§, āϝā§āĻŽāύâāϤā§āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ, āĻ
āϰā§āϧāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āώāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻšā§āϞā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
⧍. āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄ (Dividend Yield)
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϤā§āϤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏā§āĻāĻāĨ¤
āϏā§āϤā§āϰ: Dividend Yield = (Annual Dividend per Share Ãˇ Current Market Price per Share) à 100
ā§Š. āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻ (D/P) āϰā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ (Dividend Payout Ratio)
āĻāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϤ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻšā§āϞā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻ āϰā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞā§, āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
āϏā§āϤā§āϰ: Dividend Payout Ratio = (Dividend Ãˇ Net Profit) à 100
ā§Ē. āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž (Stability of Dividends)
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āĻšāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒāϞāĻŋāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
ā§Ģ. āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ (Dividend Growth)
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
ā§Ŧ. āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύāĻĄ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋāĻāϏ (Retained Earnings)
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āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
ā§. āύāĻāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž (Cash Flow and Financial Health)
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āύāĻāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
ā§Ž. āĻāĻāύāĻāϤ āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ (Legal and Regulatory Considerations)
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϞāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻāύ āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ
āϧā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻāύ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
⧝. āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ (Investor Preferences)
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Dividend Policy: Important Abbreviations & Notations
1. General Dividend Policy Notations
Symbol Meaning
Ke = Cost of Equity / Capitalization Rate
b = Retention Ratio
G = Growth Rate
Pâ = Current Market Price per Share / Value per Share
D / DPS = Dividend per Share
E / EPS = Earnings per Share
r = Internal Rate of Return / Rate of Return / Required Rate of Return
P/E Ratio = Price-Earnings Ratio
2. Optimum Payout Ratio â Qualification Criteria
Under the MâM (MillerâModigliani) Dividend Model, the optimum payout ratio depends on the relationship between the firm's rate of return (r) and its cost of equity (Ke).
Case 1: r > Ke
When the rate of return is greater than the cost of equity:
r > Ke
âĄī¸ Optimum Payout Ratio = 0%
The company should retain its earnings because reinvesting them generates a return higher than the shareholders' required return.
Case 2: r = Ke
When the rate of return is equal to the cost of equity:
r = Ke
âĄī¸ Optimum Payout Ratio = 50% (as stated in the given qualification criterion)
In this situation, the return earned by the company on retained earnings is equal to the shareholders' required return.
Important: Under the standard MâM dividend irrelevance model, when r = Ke, the firm's value is theoretically unaffected by the dividend payout ratio. Therefore, a specific 50% optimum payout ratio is not generally implied by the MâM model itself.
3. MâM Model Notations
Symbol Meaning
În=Number of New Shares Issued
I= New Investment
E=Earnings / Profit
V=Market Value of the Firm
Pâ=Present Market Price per Share
Pâ=Market Price at the End of the Year / Next Year's Market Price
N=Number of Shares
r=Internal Rate of Return / Rate of Return / Required Rate of Return
Dâ=Current-Year Dividend per Share
NDâ=Number of Shares à Dividend per Share
Key Formula Terms
¡ Retention Ratio (b) = 1 â Dividend Payout Ratio
¡ Dividend Payout Ratio = DPS Ãˇ EPS à 100
¡ Growth Rate (g) = b à r (under the relevant dividend-growth assumptions)
These abbreviations are useful when studying Dividend Policy, Walter's Model, Gordon's Model, and the MâM Dividend Irrelevance Model.
Practical Example-08
M.M Model (Modigliani & Miller)
Corporate practice bd LTD. has outstanding 1,00,000 shares. The company needs Tk.7,00,000 to finance its investment, of which Tk.1,00,000 is available from profits. The market price per share at the end of the current year is expected to be Tk.150. Dividend rate is 20%
Requirement (Under M.M Model)
1. Number of new shares issued
2. External financing
3. Market value of the firm
4. Present value of the firm
5.Prove: P1=P0(1+Ke)-D1
Solution:
1. No.of new shares issued ( Î n ) = I -E+ND1 /P1
= 7,00,000-1,00,000+(1,00,000*0)/150
= 4,000 share(Ans)
2.External Financing = I-E+nD1
= 7,00,000-1,00,000+(1,00,000*0)
= Tk. 6,00,000 (Ans)
3.Market value of the firm(V) = (n+În)p1-I+E /1+Ke
= (1,00,000+4,000)150-7,00,000+1,00,000)/ 1+.20
= Tk.1,25,00,000 (Ans)
4. Present value of the share (Po) = p1/(1+Ke)-D
= 150/(1+.20)-0
= Tk.125(Ans)
5. Prove: P1 = P0(1+Ke)-D1
or, P1 = P0(1+Ke)-D1
= 125 (1+.20)-0
= 150 (proved)
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