The Lahore Journal
of Business

The Lahore Journal
of Business

Lahore Journal of Business

(HEC recognized journal in “Y” category)

The Lahore Journal of Business is aimed at providing a specialized forum for dissemination of qualitative and quantitative research in various areas of business administration. The LJB invites researchers, policy makers and analysts to submit original theoretical and empirical papers that explore and contribute to the understanding of various areas in the business domain. The Journal aims at bringing together state-of-art research findings, particularly from emerging markets, in various business disciplines including (but not limited to) accounting, banking, management, marketing, finance, investments, human resource management and organizational behavior.

Sagheer Muhammad Sehrish Mubeen and Mah Noor Shahzadi
The Lahore Journal of Business, Volume 9, Issue 1, Apr-Sep 2020, pages 1-31, https://doi.org/10.35536/ljb.2020.v9.i1.a1

This study investigates whether the dividend policy (the decision to distribute funds, and the distribution channel preferences) of the banking sector of Pakistan is affected during any periods of domestic and global financial crisis. Using a sample of publically listed commercial banks, between the periods of 2002 till 2015, this research document that, unlike other countries, the banks in Pakistan fail to indicate a decline in the level of funds that are distributed to the investors. Even though the importance of the other means of distribution has increased over time, a major portion of the total payout is still covered by the cash dividends. Moreover, the results of the multinomial logit model, demonstrate that the payout policy of the commercial banks listed on the PSX, is not influenced by the global financial crisis. Furthermore, the analysis reveals that more liquid, profitable, and growth oriented banks have a higher tendency to pay dividends, than the other banks that do not fall in this category. The empirical results also indicate that the signaling hypothesis is a relevant economic phenomenon. These findings provide insights to different stakeholders in developing the relevant policies needed to cope up with crisis situations, such as the current ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.