A note on the cost of capital with fixed payout ratios

Ralf Diedrich (), Stefan Dierkes () and Hans-Christian Gröger ()
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Ralf Diedrich: University of Leipzig
Stefan Dierkes: University of Göttingen
Hans-Christian Gröger: University of Applied Sciences Erfurt

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2022, vol. 59, issue 4, No 9, 1559-1575

Abstract: Abstract The insights of Modigliani and Miller (Am Econ Rev 53:433–443, 1963) and Miles and Ezzell (15:719–730, https://doi.org/10.2307/2330405 , 1980) on the cost of capital of firms rank among the most important results in financial theory. The underlying assumptions regarding the financial policy, however, can hardly be reconciled with empirical findings. We investigate the implications of an alternative approach that is characterized by a fixed payout ratio. By introducing additional assumptions about investment opportunities, we find relationships between the cost of equity of levered and unlevered firms. The results contribute to explaining empirical findings and open the possibility to base valuation techniques on realistic and yet practicable assumptions.

Keywords: Cost of capital; Dividend policy; Payout ratio; Financing policy; Capital structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G11 G32 G35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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