Research on “Clearance” Dividends of Enterprises: Based on Offcn Education & Technology Co., Ltd.
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Keywords

“Clearance” dividends
“Ponzi dividend”
Causes and risks
Enlightenment and suggestions

DOI

10.26689/ssr.v4i2.3636

Submitted : 2022-01-18
Accepted : 2022-02-02
Published : 2022-02-17

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a deformed “clearance” dividends mode in the capital market. For example, the “clearance” dividends of Offcn Education & Technology Co., Ltd. for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019 have attracted the attention of the majority of shareholders and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The reasons behind it are the worthy in-depth research and analysis by the academic community. This paper will first introduce the brief situation of the “clearance” dividends of Offcn Education & Technology Co., Ltd., then analyze the legitimacy of the capital source of the “clearance” dividends, whether the “clearance” dividends belong to the “Ponzi dividend” and the reason of “clearance” dividend, thirdly study the risks faced by the “clearance” dividends, and finally give the enlightenment and suggestions of this paper.

References

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