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Effect of paying dividends on gearing

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • April 18, 2016 at 8:32 am #310991
    phuongltn
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    Dear Sir,
    Does paying dividends on equity shares increase gearing?
    Thank you!

    April 18, 2016 at 8:37 am #310998
    John Moffat
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    Yes it will reduce the gearing because the total equity will be lower. However it is unlikely to reduce the gearing substantially (unless the dividends were very big).

    April 18, 2016 at 10:18 am #311077
    phuongltn
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    Dear Sir,
    I think when total equity reduces, it will increase the gearing (since the denominator reduces), isn’t it? Or do I miss something that can explain?

    Thank you!

    April 18, 2016 at 1:22 pm #311247
    John Moffat
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    Ooh sorry – I meant to agree with you by saying that it would increase the gearing. I don’t know why on earth I wrote reduce.

    Sorry 🙂

    April 19, 2016 at 11:28 am #311661
    phuongltn
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    Thank you so much! 😀

    April 19, 2016 at 2:26 pm #311708
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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