Podział wyniku finansowego a sytuacja finansowa spółek akcyjnych przemysłu rolno-spożywczego

The paper aims to verify the hypothesis that public companies from agri-food sector, which paid out dividends from obtained profit are in better financial condition then companies that do not assign obtained profit for dividends. The assumed hypothesis has been rejected. The study covered the full sample of public companies from agri-sector quoted at Warsaw Stock Exchange, and was done for the years 2001-2006. The financial situation of analyzed companies has been described by different financial ratios, including Return on Total Assets, Return on Equity, Profit Margin as well as Current and Quick Ratio. The statistical test on average differences showed no statistically important differences between companies paying and dividends and re-investing profits.