The Impact of Dividend Policy on Shareholders’ Wealth: A Case Study of Syariah Compliance Companies

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BalqisMohd Idris, Nadia Farah IzzatiNazri, Syukriah Ali, HasniAbd Rahim and KartiniKasim

Abstract

Maximizing the shareholder’s wealth is an ultimate goal for every firm. It can be achieved through the company’s action, usually through the periodic dividend payments which is determined by dividend policy. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of dividend policy on shareholders’ wealth based on ten (10) Syariah compliance companies in consumer product sector listed at Bursa Malaysia within the period of 2007 to 2017. The market price per share (MPS) was used as the dependent variable. The dividend policy such as Earnings per Share (EPS), Dividend per Share (DPS), Return on Equity (ROE), and Retained Earnings (RE) were used as a proxy of dividend policy and represent as independent variables. This study used a multiple linear regression analysis at a significance level of 5% processed by Eviews version 9.5 and 10. From the results, it showed that all the variables proxies of the dividend policy has positive effect on shareholders’ wealth (MPS).