scholarly journals Can government R&D subsidies jointly leverage external and internal funds of enterprises to assist R&D

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Chun Su ◽  
Xing Liu ◽  
Huan Shao
Keyword(s):  
Internal Funds

Debt holdings and investment cash flow sensitivity of listed firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 943-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnson Worlanyo Ahiadorme ◽  
Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako ◽  
Joshua Yindenaba Abor
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Empirical Modeling ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivities ◽  
Internal Funds

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of debt holdings on the sensitivity of firms’ investment to availability of internal funds. Design/methodology/approach For a panel data set of 27 Ghanaian listed firms for the period 2007–2013, the paper applies the Euler equation approach to the empirical modeling of investment. Findings The study finds support for the assertion that listed firms face less severe corporate control problems and lower financing constraints, and thus, have lower investment cash flow sensitivities. The study also finds that a significant positive sensitivity of investment to internal funds is associated with firms that have high debt holdings. Practical implications An implication of this study is that firms with high debt holdings face greater challenges in accessing external finance. These firms are likely to experience under-investment which at a macro level would translate into lower investments and economic growth for the country. Originality/value Empirical literature document that in the presence of market imperfections, investments of financially constrained firms become sensitive to the availability of internal finance. There are also contradictory evidences regarding the pattern of the observed investment cash flow sensitivity. This study examines the effect of debt holdings on the sensitivity of firms’ investment to availability of cash flow. This is yet to be empirically tested despite some theoretical explanations.

scholarly journals Impact of Corporate Governance on Firms’ Financial Flexibility in the Emerging Economy: Evidence From Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Md Rashidul Islam ◽  
Man Wang ◽  
Muhammad Zulfiqar
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Financial Flexibility ◽  
Book Value ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
Debt Capacity ◽  
The Relationship

Corporate governance has a positive impact on firm performance. Financial flexible firms are a better performer when there are financial constraints as well as financial crises. However, what motivates financial flexibility is a dearth research area in the existing finance literature. The objectives of this research are to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and financial flexibility; how corporate governance influence financial flexibility; and, what factors of corporate governance are dominant to influence financial flexibility. To pursue the research objectives we chose Cement Industry of Bangladesh as a case. We consider liquidity, Internal Funds and Unused debt capacity as the proxy of financial flexibility and Ownership Concentration, Board Size, Board Independence as Corporate Governance variables and Firm Size, Market to Book Ratio, Debt Capacity, Financial Constraints and Firm Age as control variable to estimate the relationship between corporate governance and financial flexibility. This study evidences that Board Structure has no significant influence on firms’ cash holding(Liquidity).However, Firms Age and Market to Book Value have a significant influence on firms' cash position. This study also finds that Ownership Structure has no positive impact on Firms' Unused Debt Capacity but Financial Constraints and Market to Book Value have a positive significant impact on firms' unused debt capacity. However, Firm Size has a positive relationship with Internal Funds.

scholarly journals Investment, internal funds and public banking in Germany

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 2132-2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Engel ◽  
Torge Middendorf
Keyword(s):  
Internal Funds

Do Financial Shocks Have Negative Effects on Small Businesses? New Evidence from Japan for the Late 1990s

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Tsuruta
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Credit Crunch ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
Low Performance

Abstract The banking literature suggests that the low performance of the banking sector can spread to real economic activities, especially small businesses. Many previous studies insist that the Japanese experience of the 1990s supports this argument. However, many studies of small businesses are often insufficient since they depend on aggregate data, even though small businesses are likely to face difficult constraints in their activities when financial problems are severe. In this study, we use firm-level data on small businesses and investigate whether bank-dependent small businesses face severe constraints on their activities, which lowers performance. Our results differ from the findings of previous work in this area. First, we show that per the widely used TANKAN statistics, the focus of many existing studies, is misleading and that a majority of respondents in this survey (at least 71%) report no worsening in the lending attitude of financial institutions in the so-called credit crunch period of 1998-1999 (or even in the 2000-2001 period). Second, using detailed firm level panel data from the Credit Risk Database, we find no significant reductions in the loans for the majority of small businesses. Third, while we do find evidence that bank-dependent firms increased reliance on internal funds during the period of the credit crunch (1998-2001), we find no evidence that this negatively impacted firm performance (as reflected in firm growth and profitability measures).

scholarly journals Financial frictions and substitution between internal and external funds in publicly traded Brazilian companies

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (58) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Telles Portal ◽  
João Zani ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Schönerwald da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Frictions ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
External Funds

The present study aimed to document the effects of financial constraints on the negative relationship between cash flow and external funds, a phenomenon associated with the Pecking Order Theory. This theory suggests that companies subject to more expensive external funds (financially constrained firms) should demonstrate a stronger negative relationship with cash flow than companies subject to minor financial frictions (financially unconstrained firms). The results indicate that the external funds of constrained firms consistently present less negative sensitivity to cash flow compared with those of unconstrained companies. Additionally, the internal funds of constrained companies demonstrate a positive sensitivity to cash flow, whereas those of unconstrained companies do not show any such significant behavior. These results are in accordance with the findings of Almeida and Campello (2010), who suggest the following: first, because of the endogenous nature of investment decisions in constrained companies, the complementary relationship between internal and external funds prevails over the substitutive effects suggested by the Pecking Order Theory; and second, the negative relationship between cash flow and external funds cannot be interpreted as evidence of costly external funds and therefore does not corroborate the Pecking Order Theory.

The Difference Between Measuring Internal Funds Allocations in Groups and in Diversified Firms

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 341-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Jegers ◽  
Kooyul Jung ◽  
Byungmo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Funds Allocation ◽  
Diversified Firms ◽  
Tunnelling Effects

Dependent variables used by Kim, Jung and Kim (2005) to assess the effect of the ownership structure of Korean chaebols on internal funds allocations are a priori misspecified in the context of their research, as they were designed to be applied when studying diversified firms and not groups consisting of legally independent entities. The conditions under which this misspecification has no effect on their conclusions are discussed. Re-analyzing their data with a more appropriate internal funds allocation variable leaves their conclusion on the presence of tunnelling effects intact, though it paints a partly different picture of internal allocations as such.

CSR, agency costs and investment-cash flow sensitivity: a mediated moderation analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa Samet ◽  
Anis Jarboui
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Agency Costs ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediated Moderation ◽  
Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Cash Flow Sensitivity ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
Investment Spending

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the relation between investment-cash flow sensitivity and a firm’s engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in European context. Specifically, this paper aims to empirically examine how CSR moderates the sensitivity between investment spending and firm internal funds. Design/methodology/approach The Euler equation technique approach is applied to test the sensitivity of investment to internally generated funds for a panel data set of 398 European companies listed in the STOXX Europe 600 during 2009-2014. Furthermore, a mediated moderation model is developed in order to examine the moderating role of CSR in the investment-cash flow sensitivity, as well as the mediating role of agency costs on the moderation effect of CSR. Findings The results show that CSR performance weakens the sensitivity of investment to internal funds; agency costs of free cash flow mediate the negative moderating effect of CSR on investment-cash flow sensitivity. Thus, this study demonstrates empirically that firms with socially responsible practices are better positioned to obtain financing in the capital markets through reducing market frictions as well as agency costs. Practical implications Firms are invited to engage more in CSR activities that reduce agency conflicts between management and shareholders. Originality/value The originality of this paper consists in proposing the establishment of both direct and indirect link between CSR and investment-cash flow sensitivity.

scholarly journals The influence of profitability, size, and growth on the capital structure in consumer goods companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yovilanda Anggraeni Puspitasari ◽  
Diah Ekaningtias
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Optimal Capital Structure ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
Optimal Capital ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
The Capital Structure

Capital structure is a very important element needed by companies to conduct the companies’ operational activities. Companies must determine whether to use internal funds first or external funds to finance investment in getting an optimal capital structure. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the variables of profitability, size and growth on the capital structure in consumer goods companies. Multiple regression analysis is used to analyze the data in this study. Data analysis is conducted on consumer goods companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2012-2016. Based on the analysis, it is found that profitability, size, and growth have an effect on capital structure in consumer goods companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2012-2016.

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