Investors prefer a low payout, hence growth.
Still others argue that tax factors cause investors to prefer capital gains to dividends, hence to prefer a low dividend payout. Capital gains are not taxed until the gain is realized. Due to the time value of money, taxes paid in the future will have a lower effective cost than those paid today. Finally, if a stock is held until death, no capital gains tax is due at all. Because of these tax advantages, investors should prefer low payout.