Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 19, Problem 9CQ
Dividend Policy For initial public offerings of common stock, 2007 was a relatively slow year, with only about $35.6 billion raised by the process. Relatively few of the 159 firms involved paid cash dividends. Why do you think that most chose not to pay cash dividends?
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