COST MINIMIZATION STRATEGIES IN A MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (A CASE STUDY DE LBN PLC

COST MINIMIZATION STRATEGIES IN A MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (A CASE STUDY DE LBN PLC

PROPOSAL

The main purpose of conducting this research is to ex ray the effect of dividend  announcement on security prices in order to determine whether the Nigeria capital market is efficient and at what form of its efficiency. Many searchers have attempted to determine the efficiency  from of Nigeria capital market. Empirical results observed from their research has tended to suggest that the efficiency  from of Nigeria capital market is weak and others, in the semi- strong form. However very jew have attempted to analyze the  effect of dividend announcement do have impact on stock priles. This observation to the best of my knowledge have not been reasonable or scientifically studied in Nigeria.

Considering the jact that Nigeria capital market. Is under development assessing relevant information was discover pain staking there were no easy reliable published data on divided  announcement as it is prevent in other advanced economic like USA limited period of time and unavailability of appropriate research facilities contribute  their quota as hindrance to this research work.

But base on the jew available relevant data, decision was made to address this research work on a small sample size and upon securities on the first tier market so that to give dividend announcement in information starting from the ones previously announced. This  information will affect the stock prices spontaneously. And at the  this research will equally lends credence to the observation that Nigeria capital market is efficient in the semi strong form.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter 1:      Introduction

1.1              Background of the Problem

1.2              Statement of the Problem

1.3              Objectives of the Research

1.4              Research Questions

1.5              Statement of Hypothesis

1.6              Scope  of the study and Its Delimitation

1.7              Organization of the Report

Chapter 2:      Literature Review

2.1              Evolution of the Nigeria Capital Market.

2.2              Major Participation’s in the Nigerian Capital Market

2.2.1        The Central Bank of Nigeria

2.2.2        Development Finance Institutions

2.2.3        Issuing Houses

2.2.4        Stockbroking firms

2.2.5        Securities and Exchange Commission

2.2.6        Stock Exchange

2.2.7        Share Registrars

2.2.8        Commercial Banks

2.2.9        Insurance companies and Pensims / Provident funds

2.3              Dividend

2.3.1        Forms of Dividend

2.3.2        Factors influencing Dividend Policy

2.3.3        Stability of Dividend

2.3.4        Relationship between Dividend and Share prices

2.3.5        Information content of Dividends

2.3.6        Random Walk Theory of Share Price Movements

2.3.7        Random Walk and an Efficient Stock Market

2.3.8        Varying Degrees Efficiency

2.3.9        Week form Tests or Weak form of Efficiency

2.3.10    Semi-strong form Tests and semi-strong Efficiency

2.3.11    Strong form Tests and Strong Form Efficiency

2.3.12    Implications of Efficient Market Hypothesis

2.3.13    Empirical Studies of Capital Market Efficiency in Nigeria

2.3.14    Dividend Announcement and Capital Market Efficiency.

Chapter 3:       Research Methodology

3.1              research Design

3.2              Sources of Primary & Secondary Data

3.3              Population & Sample

3.4              Data Collection Techniques

3.5              Data Analysis Technique

3.6              Hypothesis Test Statistic

3.7              Limitation of Research Methodology

Chapter 4:       Analysis and Presentation of Data.

4.1              Presentation of Primary Data

4.2              Analysis and Presentation of Data According to Research Questions

4.3              Analysis and Presentation of Data According to hypothesis.

Chapter 5

5.1              Summary of Findings

5.2              Conclusion

5.3              Recommendation

5.4              Suggested Research Work

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL  INTRODUCTION

The desire of every national producer is to minimize the resource invested to achieve a desired objective thus at any point in time he should be devising ways of minimizing the  cost of achieving the desired benefit.

COST MINIMIZATION STRATEGIES IN A MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (A CASE STUDY DE LBN PLC