scholarly journals The lifecycle of the firm, corporate governance and investment performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy A. Saravia Matus
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Agency Costs ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Free Cash Flows

According to firm lifecycle theory the agency costs of free cash flows are not transitory problems but are a persistent issue for mature firms. This paper extends the theory by suggesting that to neutralize the threat of takeover the controlling parties of maturing firms progressively deploy antitakeover provisions, and this allows them to overinvest safely and prevent retrenchment. Another contribution of this paper is to develop a new empirical index that permits the identification of mature corporations with governance problems due to agency costs of free cash flows. Empirical results show that as firms mature free cash flows increase, more antitakeover provisions are put into place and negative net present value projects are undertaken.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Study of High Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2724-2731
Author(s):  
Dan Lin ◽  
Lu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Agency Costs ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Free Cash Flow Hypothesis ◽  
Free Cash Flows

Excessive free cash flows can lead to high agency problems as retaining free cash flow reduces the ability of capital market to monitor managers. Managers are also likely to waste the free cash flow on value-decreasing investments. Based on the free cash flow hypothesis, this study examines the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance of a sample of high agency costs of free cash flow firms, which is defined as firms that have high free cash flow and low investment opportunities. The sample firms are extracted from firms listed on the S&P/TSX composite index between 2009 and 2012. Using corporate governance scores provided by The Globe and Mail, this study finds that better corporate governance is associated with better firm performance, measured by return on equity. The results highlight the importance of corporate governance in protecting shareholders’ interests.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Free Cash Flows and Corporate Governance Levels in the Light of Agency Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e3206
Author(s):  
Glaysson Aguilar de Araújo ◽  
Lara Alves Corrêa ◽  
Valéria Gama Fully Bressan ◽  
João Estevão Barbosa Neto ◽  
Bruna Camargos Avelino
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Free Cash Flows

This research analyzes the relationship between free cash flows (FCFs) and the different levels of Corporate Governance present in the Brazilian stock market. To this end, the sample was composed of 212 Brazilian publicly traded companies listed on Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão [B]³, in the period from 2010 to 2018. The methodology consisted of estimating a regression for panel data, using the random effects model, estimating by generalized least square (GLS) and assuming adjustments for autocorrelation and robust standard errors for heteroscedasticity. The results found, for the sample studied, suggest that Corporate Governance levels are positively related to the FCFs. In synergy, when compared to the Traditional level of [B]³, companies listed on the Novo Mercado and Level 2 levels tend to present higher FCF values. In addition, the larger the size of the companies and the higher their return on equity, the higher their FCFs tend to be, just as companies in stages of maturity tend to present lower FCF values. The relevance of this research is based on analyzing, in a stock market subject to imperfections, factors that may affect decisions about the level of cash maintenance of companies, more specifically by evaluating how Corporate Governance mechanisms relate to the theory of FCFs, in a context of potential conflict of interest.

scholarly journals Reinvestment Bias When Analyzing Mutually Exclusive Assets

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Robert J. Sweeney
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Capital Budgeting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Internal Rate Of Return ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Internal Rate ◽  
Current Period ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Flows Over Time

Capital budgeting decisions generally involve the commitment of resources in the current period to secure positive cash flows over time that generate a rate of return in excess of the cost of the funds invested. The most common techniques used to perform this analysis are the Net Present Value (NPV) and the Internal Rate of Return (IRR).Conceptually, these two techniques are substitutable; i.e. the resulting decision from a NPV analysis is identical to the decision from an IRR analysis. In practice, however, the NPV and the IRR can, on occasion, produce conflicting decisions. Specifically, when analyzing mutually exclusive assets the Net Present Value can support one asset while the Internal Rate of Return supports the other. The purpose of this paper is twofold; first, to highlight structural deficiencies in the conventional application of the NPV and the IRR, and second, to demonstrate a procedure to correct for these structural errors.

scholarly journals Evaluating Financial Viability of Olive Mills Enterprise in Jordan

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Bassam Aldeseit
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Financial Viability ◽  
Internal Rate Of Return ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Olive Oil Mills ◽  
Benefit Cost

The main aim of this study was to evaluate financial viability of olive oil mills enterprise. Thirty olive mills were investigated. A questionnaire was designed to obtain information from mills owners. The information obtained was mainly related to costs and returns. Cash flows were derived from costs and returns items of the enterprise. Three main discounted measures of project worth were used; these were Net Present Value (NPV), the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and the Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C). The results of this study revealed that olive mills could be a viable encouraging, and profitable enterprise because of its capability to generate a highly positive and acceptable NPV (837966.05 JDs). The IRR (85%) and B/C ratio (2.3) values for this enterprise were economically accepted.

CAUTIOUS ANALYSIS OF PROJECT RISKS BY INTERVAL-VALUED INITIAL DATA

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 663-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEV V. UTKIN
Keyword(s):  
Initial Data ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Random Set ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Random Set Theory ◽  
Imprecise Dirichlet Model ◽  
Project Risks ◽  
Dirichlet Model ◽  
Interval Valued

One of the most common performance measures in selection and management of projects is the Net Present Value (NPV). In the paper, we study a case when initial data about the NPV parameters (cash flows and the discount rate) are represented in the form of intervals supplied by experts. A method for computing the NPV based on using random set theory is proposed and three conditions of independence of the parameters are taken into account. Moreover, the imprecise Dirichlet model for obtaining more cautious bounds for the NPV is considered. Numerical examples illustrate the proposed approach for computing the NPV.

scholarly journals Análise financeira de sistemas de produção para novilhas em pastagem de Brachiaria brizantha

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (246) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. C. O. Peres ◽  
A. A. Santos ◽  
C. A. B. Carvalho ◽  
N. Brandalise
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Savings Accounts ◽  
Return On Capital ◽  
Mineral Mixture

The objective was to determine the economic feasibility and financial risk of different production systems for dairy heifers grazing on Xaraes pallisadgrass pasture, during the year, with roughage supplementation of sugarcane, during the autumn-winter and the supply of mineral mixture (commercial and selective). Each production system was characterized and quantified in accordance with the administrative and livestock realized during the period February 2006 to March 2008. The cash flows were constructed for production system in a horizon of 12 years, being applied discount rates of 6, 10, 14, 18 and 22 % per year. About the cash flows were determined economic indicators of profitability: net present value and internal rate of return. The sensitivity and financial risk analyzes were realized. The production systems showed positive net present value at a discount rate of 14 % per year, which reflects the return on capital invested, compared to savings accounts. The trading price of the heifer is the item of greatest influence on economic results. The production systems had low financial risk of becoming unviable, given the price fluctuations that occurred in the market. The production systems are financial viable to exploration.

scholarly journals Value of branded education

e-Finanse ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Tomas Krabec ◽  
Romana Čižinská
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Private University ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Personnel Costs

Abstract The objective of the paper is to examine value creation in private higher education. The results of the research are to be applied in reasonable structuring of study programs and courses and for creating profitable business and marketing strategies for private universities. From a student perspective, higher education is a project that must generate a positive net present value. In the pre-investment and investment phases, students see cash outflows and opportunity costs. In the third phase, the project generates benefits that take the form of cash inflows from employment or doing business in the relevant field. The value of the study program from the perspective of a private university is produced by the present value of the future cash flows generated by the investment in the study program and its administration and operation. The main cash inflows are created by tuition revenues and the main cash outflows are brand-related investments and personnel costs. The market equilibrium occurs when the value of a degree program from the perspective of a private university corresponds to the total aggregate net present value of a degree program at a private university from a student perspective.

scholarly journals Wealth Accumulation in Rotation Forestry – Failure of the Net Present Value Optimization?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petri P. Kärenlampi
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Wealth Accumulation ◽  
Internal Rate Of Return ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Direct Optimization ◽  
The Third ◽  
Financial Consequences ◽  
Appreciation Rate

We investigate wealth accumulation in forestry, assuming that revenues are re-invested. Three different optimization criteria are compared, two of which are based on cash flows, the third financially grounded. Direct optimization of wealth appreciation rate always yields best results. Procedures gained by maximizing internal rate of return are only slightly inferior. With external discounting interest rate, the maximization of net present value yields arbitrary results, with at worst devastating financial consequences.

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