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In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Vol. 52, No. 4, 2017
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 10, 2017 erstellt
Beschreibung:
We compare the stock return forecasting performance of alternative payout yields. The net payout yield produces more accurate forecasts relative to alternatives, including the traditional dividend yield. This remains true even after excluding several years during the Great Depression when issuance was unusually high. The measure of cash flow used to form the yield matters economically. Long-term investors' hedging demand for stock is considerably reduced when net payout, rather than dividends, serves as the cash flow measure. An agent relying on an incorrect payout measure is willing to pay an economically significant "management fee" to switch to the optimal policy