Conclusions
This has analyzed the impact of dividend policy on market return in Karachi Stock Exchange in
Pakistan, NSE India, and CSE Sri-Lanka from 2006 to 2010. Market return is uses as a
dependent variable and debt to equity ratio, dividend per share, net profit margin, price earnings
ratio and size is used as an independent variable. ARCH, GARCH model is used to find the
effect of dividend policy on market return. In this study data is used for five years (2006-2010).
Data is taken for Pakistan from balance sheet analysis published by state bank of Pakistan and
KSE analysis report while annual average share price was taken from KSE trading history. Data
which is used from India was taken from money server website of India and as well as National
Stock Exchange also used from date gathered. Data which is used from Sri-Lanka has taken from
Colombo stock exchange and individual financial statement of each company is also helpful for
completion of this task.
In this study data passé though various tests. All data is stationery in first level. Hetroscedisticity
and autocorrelation is existed in this data. That’s why regression analysis is not used. For
analyzed the affect of dividend policy on market return ARCH, GARCH model are used because
in the present of Hetroscedisticity and autocorrelation. Data is used commonly for three countries
otherwise each country test is also checked and there is also Hetroscedisticity and autocorrelation
are also exist. So result is evaluated whole South Asia market and checked the affect of dividend
policy on market return.
4.1 Recommendation