Exchange rate fluctuations and firm value: impact of global financial crisis

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1145-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta Sikarwar
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Exchange Rate Exposure ◽  
Currency Derivatives

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the presence of exchange rate exposure and its relationship with currency derivatives usage in the dynamic environment of the global financial crisis of 2008. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 624 Indian firms over the period of April 2001–March 2016, this paper investigates the linear and asymmetric exposure by dividing the full sample period into different sub-periods around the crisis. Findings The evidence presented in the paper suggests that the firms are more exposed to the exchange rate changes since the onset of the financial crisis. However, there is a lack of evidence that the usage of currency derivatives is more effective in reducing exposure during the crisis/post-crisis period as opposed to the pre-crisis period. Practical implications The findings are important to investors and managers for a better understanding of firm behaviours in relation to their risk management policies during the period of external shocks like crisis. Originality/value There is a paucity of research to explore whether the effect of currency derivatives usage on exchange rate exposure varies during external shocks such as crisis periods. The paper provides novel evidence that the effectiveness of derivatives usage in alleviating exposure becomes less during the dynamic environment of crisis.

scholarly journals Audit committee adoption and firm value: evidence from UK financial institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Agyemang-Mintah ◽  
Hannu Schadewitz
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of audit committee (AC) adoption on the financial value of financial institutions in the UK and also to examine the impact of the establishment of an AC on firm value during the pre/post-global financial crisis era. Design/methodology/approach The paper embarks on a theoretical and empirical literature review on AC adoption and its impact on a firm’s financial value. The paper uses data from 63 financial institutions and covers a 12-year period. Findings The empirical results indicate that the adoption of an AC by financial institutions has a positive and statistically significant impact on firm value. The results from the pre-crisis period also indicate that the adoption of an AC makes a positive and significant contribution to firm value. However, there is no impact on firm value during the post-crisis period. The results suggest that the entire UK economy experienced an economic downturn after the financial crisis (2009-2011), and financial firms were no exception. Research limitations/implications This study helps to fill research gaps on the relationships between ACs and firm value as they exist in UK financial institutions. These findings are important for policymakers and regulators. Practical implications This research will encourage firms to establish ACs. Social implications This new finding about the importance of firms having an AC in place is important for policymakers and regulators. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research is the first to conduct an empirical study of the effect of AC adoption on UK financial institutions and firm value. Second, no single study has been conducted on the effects of AC adoption and its impact on either the pre- or post-financial crisis periods. This is the first paper to provide such empirical evidence.

Global financial crisis, ownership structure and firm financial performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Salman Saleh ◽  
Enver Halili ◽  
Rami Zeitun ◽  
Ruhul Salim
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the financial performance of listed firms on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) over two sample periods (1998-2007 and 2008-2010) before and during the global financial crisis periods. Design/methodology/approach The generalized method of moments (GMM) has been used to examine the relationship between family ownership and a firm’s performance during the financial crisis period, reflecting on the higher risk exposure associated with capital markets. Findings Applying firm-based measures of financial performance (ROA and ROE), the empirical results show that family firms with ownership concentration performed better than nonfamily firms with dispersed ownership structures. The results also show that ownership concentration has a positive and significant impact on family- and nonfamily-owned firms during the crisis period. In addition, financial leverage had a positive and significant effect on the performance of Australian family-owned firms during both periods. However, if the impact of the crisis by sector is taking into account, the financial leverage only becomes significant for the nonmining family firms during the pre-crisis period. The results also reveal that family businesses are risk-averse business organizations. These findings are consistent with the underlying economic theories. Originality/value This paper contributes to the debate whether the ownership structure affects firms’ financial performance such as ROE and ROA during the global financial crisis by investigating family and nonfamily firms listed on the Australian capital market. It also identifies several influential drivers of financial performance in both normal and crisis periods. Given the paucity of studies in the area of family business, the empirical results of this research provide useful information for researchers, practitioners and investors, who are operating in capital markets for family and nonfamily businesses.

Foreign Currency Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Rate Exposure Management of KOSDAQ Firms

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-254
Author(s):  
Taek Ho Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Foreign Exchange Rate ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Similar Data ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Exchange Rate Exposure ◽  
Currency Derivatives

This study examines the foreign currency derivatives trading of KOSDAQ firms and analyses the relations of derivatives trading and foreign exchange rate exposure in the period 2005~2010. The amount of derivatives trading reaches 27.7% of total assets for the trading firms before global financial crisis period (2005~2007). While, the amount decreases to 17.6% of total assets during the crisis period (2008~2010). These amounts are much greater than those of KOSPI firms which are calculated using similar data specification and periods. The variables which are usually adopted as determinants of derivatives trading do not explain the usage of derivatives in the analysis of period 2005~2007. These results suggest that KOSDAQ firms use derivatives not only foreign exchange risk managements but also trading purposes during this period. Test results do not show sufficient evidence that KOSDAQ firms use derivatives trading in an effective manner to manage foreign exchange rate exposure. In sum, test results suggest that to achieve the goal of managing foreign exchange rate exposure firms should estimate their open position in foreign currency properly before conducting foreign currency derivatives trading.

Does exchange rate volatility influence import commodities of India-US? Evidence from ARDL approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohini Gupta ◽  
Sakshi Varshney
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

PurposeThe aim the study is to explore the impact of real exchange rate volatility and other macroeconomic variable such as price of import, industrial production and real exchange rate on 45 import commodities, considering global financial crisis period on India's import from the US. The empirical analysis at disaggregate level of import indicates the existence of both short-run and long-run effect in one-third importing commodities. The results show both positive and negative effect and causality among variables.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses E-GARCH model to gage the real exchange rate volatility, an autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) bound test technique to discover the adequate short- and long-run relationships and Toda-Yamamoto causality method to analyze the causality among variables. The study uses the time period from 2002:M09 to 2019:M06.FindingsThe empirical analysis at disaggregate level of import indicates the existence of both short-run and long-run effect in one-third importing commodities. The results show both positive and negative effects and causality among variables.Practical implicationsThe finding of the study suggests that macroeconomic variables have significant role and could be important to undertake the small and medium scale industries in policymaking. Government may need to make decision for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as their performance can bring change in the trade to compete globally by increasing and controlling the price of the import and defending the domestic competitiveness.Originality/valueThe study uses additional variable namely price of import and includes the global financial crisis period to measure dampening effect on each commodity by using robust econometric technique in context of emerging nation like India.

Global financial crisis, foreign portfolio investment and volatility

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-195
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Derbali ◽  
Ali Lamouchi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Foreign Portfolio Investment ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Asian Emerging Markets ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand and compare the extent and nature of the impact of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) on the stock market volatility, particularly in the Southeast Asian emerging markets, and compare that against the corresponding experience of Indian economy, in the context of a global financial crisis of the recent past. Design/methodology/approach The Asian emerging markets are now being perceived as becoming financially more and more vulnerable to international events because of their growing exposure to unstable foreign investment flows. The daily net FPI inflow and the daily leading stock market composite index of four countries, namely, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and India, have been analyzed using autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH)-generalized ARCH group of models dividing the study period from 2000 to 2014 among pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis period separately. Findings The study reveals that the net inflow of FPI has been a significant determinant of stock market returns in all countries. The impact of volatility spillover from the FPI market to the stock market in the sample countries has been found to be different under different market conditions. The past information and volatility clustering have been significantly influencing the stock market return volatilities of all these Southeast Asian countries on average. Originality/value However, there are significant country-wise differences in the relative importance and direction of the relationship of each of these effects with the volatility of the FPI and the stock markets. These effects have been different in these four different markets and they have significantly altered in strength and significance during the global financial crisis and in the post-financial crisis period.

Economic exposure to exchange rate risk and financial hedging

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 965-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta Sikarwar ◽  
Roopak Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Exchange Rate Exposure ◽  
Financial Hedging ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Currency Derivatives

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential non-linear relationship between family ownership as a governance mechanism and exchange rate exposure of firms that use financial hedging. Design/methodology/approach The exchange rate exposure is estimated using two-factor Jorion (1990) model for a sample of 312 Indian firms over the period from 2001 to 2016. The cross-sectional regression model is used at the second stage to investigate the effects of family ownership on exposure for the firms that use currency derivatives. Findings The results suggest a significant non-linear cubic relationship between family ownership and exchange rate exposure. Exchange rate exposure increases with family ownership at low and high levels (as a result of improper hedging) and decreases with family ownership at intermediate levels (as a consequence of value-enhancing hedging). Practical implications The study has practical significance for firms to understand the circumstances in which currency derivatives usage is ineffective in alleviating exposure. Firms that have high or low family ownership should integrate operational hedges with financial hedges and should incorporate other firm-level governance mechanisms to avoid the misuse of derivatives. Originality/value This study provides new evidence that the relationship between family ownership and exchange rate exposure is non-linear for firms that use financial hedging which has not been investigated before in the prior literature.

scholarly journals Economic policy uncertainty, value of cash and financial crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Quoc Trung Tran
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Value Of Cash ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

PurposeThis paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty on value of cash before and after the global financial crisis.Design/methodology/approachWe investigate the relationship between economic policy uncertainty and value of excess cash based on the valuation model of Fama and French (1998). Baker et al. (2016) news-based index (BBD index) is employed to calculate measures of economic policy uncertainty. Our research sample includes 103,474 observations from 11,000 firms across 19 countries over the period 2004–2016.FindingsWe find that economic policy uncertainty is negatively “positively” related to value of cash in the pre-crisis “post-crisis” period. Moreover, we also document that the positive effect of economic policy uncertainty in the post-crisis period is stronger in financially constrained firms.Originality/valueWhile prior studies find a relationship between economic policy uncertainty and cash levels or the effect of firm-level uncertainty on value of cash, this paper shows how economic policy uncertainty as an institutional environment factor affects value of cash. Moreover, it documents that economic policy uncertainty has opposite effects on value of cash before and after the global financial crisis.

scholarly journals Gender diversity and firm value: evidence from UK financial institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Agyemang-Mintah ◽  
Hannu Schadewitz
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Board Gender Diversity ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is, first, to empirically examine whether the appointment of females (board gender diversity) to the corporate boards of UK financial institutions can improve firm value, and second, to examine whether having females on the boards of UK financial institutions can impact firm value during the pre-/post-global financial crisis periods.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses secondary data obtained from DataStream covering 63 financial institutions over a period of 12 years. A number of additional statistical estimations, including random effects and fixed effects, are conducted to test the robustness of the findings.FindingsThe outcome of this empirical research shows that the presence of females on the corporate boards of UK financial institutions has a positive and statistically significant relationship with firm value. The authors’ evidence reveals a positive and statistically significant impact on the firm’s value prior to the financial crisis, that is, during the pre-crisis period (2000-2006), meaning that women contributed significantly to the firm’s value. However, after the financial crisis, the presence of females on the board had no significant effect on the firm’s value. A reasonable explanation may be that, whilst the financial crisis was over in the period 2009-2011, the entire UK economy was still experiencing an economic downturn, and financial firms were no exception, irrespective of whether there was female representation on any corporate board. Overall, the findings are consistent with the prior studies.Practical implicationsThe results have practical implications for governments, policy-makers and regulatory authorities, by indicating the importance of women to corporate success.Originality/valueDespite several research projects on board gender diversity (BGD), this research is unique compared to the previous empirical studies, primarily because it is the first-time research of this nature is empirically ascertaining BGD and firm value in UK financial institutions, also during the pre-/post-financial crisis era. This paper contributes to the corporate governance literature by offering new insights on board diversity and firms’ value relationship. Overall, the results help fill any gaps on gender diversity and firm value in UK financial institutions.

Time-varying beta during the 2008 financial crisis – evidence from North America and Western Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-431
Author(s):  
Ikrame Ben Slimane ◽  
Makram Bellalah ◽  
Hatem Rjiba
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
North America ◽  
Risk Premium ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Subprime Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Beta Risk ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the impact of the global financial crisis on the conditional beta in the region of North America and Western Europe and the effect on the behavior and decisions of the investor. Design/methodology/approach The authors model the variations of volatility in financial markets during crisis using the bivariate GARCH model of Engle and Kroner (1995). Findings The empirical investigation identifies an additional effect of the crisis over the period of the test. Results indicate a rise in the beta in some cases and a fall in others. This rise had a direct impact on the systematic beta risk, which increased for the majority of the companies during the crisis period. The increase in beta during the crisis period has an effect on the behavior of the investor and his decisions. Research limitations/implications The increase in the beta during the period of crisis due to a high volatility returns has an effect on the behavior and decisions of the investor. Originality/value This paper examines the effects of the “subprime crisis” on the risk premium of companies in several sectors of activity.

Uncertainty avoidance culture, cash holdings and financial crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-566
Author(s):  
Quoc Trung Tran
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Cash Holdings ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Exogenous Shock ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how the global financial crisis affects the relationship between uncertainty avoidance culture and corporate cash holdings. Design/methodology/approach This study develops a research model in which cash holdings ratio is a function of post-crisis period dummy, Hofstede’s cultural dimension of uncertainty avoidance, their interactive term and control variables. The research sample includes 188,264 observations from 26,509 firms incorporated in 44 countries between 2003 and 2016. Findings This study finds that the effect of uncertainty avoidance culture on firm cash holdings is stronger in the post-crisis period from 2008 to 2016. This effect is stronger for financially constrained firms. In addition, the research findings show that uncertainty avoidance culture is more effective in cash–cash flow sensitivity over the post-crisis period. Originality/value Prior studies show that uncertainty avoidance culture positively affects corporate cash reserves. However, the authors only examine the effect of uncertainty avoidance culture on cash holdings in a static environment. This paper investigates this effect under the impact of the global financial crisis – an exogenous shock.

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