Investment–cash flow sensitivity and financing constraints: New evidence from Indian business group firms

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejie George ◽  
Rezaul Kabir ◽  
Jing Qian
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Business Group ◽  
Financing Constraints ◽  
Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivity ◽  
New Evidence

scholarly journals Financing Constraints And Financial Development: Evidence From Selected African Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 655
Author(s):  
Letenah Ejigu Wale
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financing Constraints ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Sensitivity Coefficients ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivity

Economic theory posits that financial development eases firm level financing constraints by mitigating information asymmetry and contracting imperfections. This paper empirically tests for this notion by using firm level data from selected African countries. The sampled firms show positive and significant investment cash flow sensitivity coefficients indicating they are financially constrained. Financial development is found to have a significant and negative effect on the estimated cash flow sensitivity coefficients indicating it reduces firm financial constraints. The result further shows that such positive role of financial development is attributed to financial intermediary development and not to stock market development. A unique result to the African reality is that even firms in countries with high level of financial development are financially constrained. This implies the financial development in Africa is too weak and more policy attention is needed in this regard.

The Study on Relationship between Financing Constraints and Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity in Chinese Listed Companies

2011 ◽  
Vol 268-270 ◽  
pp. 1844-1849
Author(s):  
Chang Chun Li
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Financial Data ◽  
Financing Constraints ◽  
External Financing ◽  
Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivity ◽  
The Relationship

This paper uses the financial data of all Chinese listed companies to construct two indexes that reflect the degree of external financing constraints faced by firms, using logistic regression model and multiple discriminate analyses respectively. Second, the author examines the relationship between financing constraints and the investment-cash flow sensitivity using OLS regressions. This paper provides evidence that the relationship between financing constraints and investment-cash flow sensitivity is monotonic, which is consistent with the findings of FHP(1988).

scholarly journals Investment Cash Flow Sensitivity as a Measure of Financing Constraints: Evidence from Selected African Countries

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 647-657
Author(s):  
Letenah Ejigu Wale
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Financing Constraints ◽  
Financial Constraint ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Conflicting Evidence ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivity

The use of investment cash flow sensitivity as a measure of financing constraints is an unresolved research agenda. This paper endeavors to explain the conflicting evidence by using proxies for both internal financial constraint and external financial constraint measures. Data is taken from selected six African countries, a region where no previous studies are conducted. It is observed that the investment curve is Ushaped when firms are classified on the basis of internal financial constraint measure (i.e. cash flow). Using external financial constraint proxies (age, size and payout) it is found that all category of firms show positive and significant investment cash flow sensitivity. This suggests that the sampled African firms are externally financial constrained. It is concluded that the way firms are a priori classified as internal vs. external financial constrained matters. This raises the issue of whether the term financial constraints itself is a multidimensional construct.

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