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pecking order theory

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • May 4, 2014 at 11:35 pm #167451
    aishaasad
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    Hello Sir,
    Can you plz explain the following lines
    Business will try to match the investment opportunities with internal finance provided this does not mean excessive change in dividend payout ratio
    If its not possible to match the investment opportunity with internal finance , the surplus funds will be invested.

    May 5, 2014 at 5:30 am #167461
    John Moffat
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    I don’t know where you found this, but the last sentence does not make any sense.

    Pecking order theory states that firms will use internal finance before looking to raise external finance.

    May 5, 2014 at 12:49 pm #167495
    aishaasad
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    its in the bpp rev kit q54 FAQ
    now i am pasting the ordings from the answer

    Consequences of pecking order theory

    Businesses will try to match investment opportunities with internal finance provided this does not mean
    excessive changes in dividend payout ratios. If it is not possible to match investment opportunities with
    internal finance, surplus internal funds will be invested;
    if there is a deficiency of internal funds, external finance will be issued in the pecking order, starting with straight debt.
    i was ok with POT ….

    May 5, 2014 at 2:02 pm #167502
    John Moffat
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    The first and last sentences are fine, but the middle sentence is rubbish! (If there are not enough investment opportunities, there how can they invest surplus internal funds? 🙂 )

    If there are no investment opportunities, then surplus funds will either be paid out in the form of a higher dividend, or kept until investment opportunities arise in the future.

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