16. Why are both the agency model and the signalling model consistent with the observation that share prices fall for companies that decrease dividends?
Agency model is a model which lies between shareholders and management executives where the management acts as an agent having a fiduciary duty towards its shareholders, not paying or decreasing the dividends will impact the shareholders mindset as it can be a possibility that the management is not acting responsibly and holding on to cash.
In a Signalling Model the management might give a prior signal of a decrease in dividends which will indicate negative future prospects.
Thus both the models are consistent in the observation that share prices fall for companies that decrease dividend.
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