Investigating beta anomaly: comparison of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks. Issue 1 (1st September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qamar, Muhammad Ali Jibran; Hassan, Asma; Nazir, Mian Sajid; Haque, Abdul
• Is Part Of: International journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern finance and management. Volume 15:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 158
• Page End: 178
• Publication Date: 2021-09-01
• Subjects: Efficient market -- Market anomalies -- Dividend announcements -- Information content of dividend -- Shariah-compliant stocks -- PSX -- Efficient market hypothesis; Finance -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- Periodicals; Financial institutions -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- Periodicals; Financial institutions -- Islamic countries -- Periodicals; Finance -- Islamic countries -- Periodicals; Management -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- Periodicals; Management -- Islamic countries -- Periodicals; 332.09176705
• DOI: 10.1108/IMEFM-09-2019-0384
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-8394

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of dividend announcements on the stock return of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks. Design/methodology/approach: An event study methodology is applied to study the beta anomaly. Market-adjusted return model, mean-adjusted return model and market model have been applied to calculate excess returns. Estimation period used in this study is 130 days, and event period consists of 21 days in total, i.e. starting from the day –10 "before the cash dividend announcement" to day +10 "after the cash dividend announcements. Findings: It has been concluded from the results that dividend plays an informational role in the Pakistan Stock Exchange. As the investors in Pakistan react favorably to the dividend increase announcements and unfavorably to the dividend decrease announcements, they consider dividend increase announcement as good news and dividend decrease announcement as bad news. Practical implications: The findings of this study have several implications for different participants of the stock market, such as investors, academicians, researchers, fund managers and policymakers. They can use this information to make decisions while making efficient portfolios. Investors may get abnormal returns by focusing on the dividend announcement patterns. This can influence the attitude of investors toward efficient investments in the stock market and ultimately contribute to the betterment of society. This study is also beneficial for academicians and researchers, as it provides a comparative analysis of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks and the anomalous effect of dividend announcements on stock return. Originality/value: Limited research in the world's context and null is available in Pakistani context on the subject matter. The comparative analysis of "Shariah-compliant" and "conventional" stocks provides insight into the asset pricing of Shariah-compliant stocks that have not been explored earlier. This study also uses three different methods (mean model, market model and market-adjusted return models) to compare Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks