scholarly journals Abnormal Returns around Mergers and Acquisitions in the Nepali Stock Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-42
Author(s):  
Hari Prasad Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cumulative Abnormal Returns ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Merger Announcements

A merger includes two relatively equal entities that are combined to form one legal entity worth more than a sum of its two separate parts. In the last few years, many Nepali financial institutions have been consolidating through mergers and acquisitions. This paper aims to investigate how the stock market reacts when financial institutions announce mergers and acquisitions. This paper also examines the impact of cross-sectional variables on the abnormal returns obtained around merger announcements. The study covers 22 successful merger deals that occurred among 48 financial institutions over the period of 2004 to 2013. This paper used the event study method based on the market model to derive abnormal returns associated around the merger announcement date. The event dates are specified as the dates on which the mergers and acquisitions were announced. The results show that leaving a very few exceptional cases, none of the merged financial institutions received significant cumulative abnormal returns on the merger announcements, regardless of the use of different event periods. The cross-sectional regressions show that the pre-merger performance of target and relative market value are the significant influencing variables on acquirers' cumulative abnormal returns. The finding implies that Nepali financial institutions merge merely to increase their capital base without producing any synergistic effect. Therefore, they need strategic plans for choosing the right partner and achieving other benefits like synergy effect, economies of scale and cost reduction from mergers and acquisitions.

scholarly journals Stock Market Reactions to Financing and Payment Decisions for European Mergers and Acquisitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-89
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Bessler ◽  
David Kruizenga ◽  
Wim Westerman
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Market Reactions ◽  
Valuation Effects ◽  
Payment Methods ◽  
Cumulative Abnormal Returns ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Acquisition Announcements ◽  
Stock Market Reactions

Aim: We analyze stock market reactions to merger and acquisition announcements for firms in Europe and contribute to the literature by providing empirical evidence how the decisions with respect to alternative financing sources (equity or debt) and the methods of payment (cash or stock) affect the magnitude of the valuation effects.   Research design: An event study methodology is applied to 717 M&A transactions. We analyze the size of the cumulative abnormal returns using the financing sources and payment methods and other variables as the relevant determinants.   Findings: The cumulative abnormal results suggest that target shareholders and bidder shareholders in private deals benefit from mergers and acquisitions. The effect found is centered around the announcement date, making our findings consistent with market efficiency. Debt financed deals outperform equity financed deals and cash paid M&A outperform stock paid M&As, due to information asymmetry, signaling and agency effects.   Originality: This study adds to our understanding of the relevance of the financing sources and the payment methods for mergers and acquisitions in Europe.   Implications: This study may help practitioners to better assess the valuation effects of alternative financing sources and payment methods when acquiring other firms.     JEL: G32, G34

Impact of Stock Splits and Rights Issue Announcements on Market Price: Evidence from India

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Babitha Rohit ◽  
Prakash Pinto ◽  
Shakila B.
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Stock Splits ◽  
Indian Stock Market ◽  
Rights Issue ◽  
The Impact

The current paper studies the impact of two events i.e stock splits and rights issue announcement on the stock returns of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The study consists of a sample of 90 announcements for stock splits and 29 announcements for rights issue during the period 2011-2014. Market model is used to calculate the abnormal returns of securities. Positive Average Abnormal Returns were observed for the two events on the day their announcements, however they are not statistically significant. The study concludes that the Indian stock market is efficient in its semi-strong form.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of S&P SL20 Index Construction on Listed Companies in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Upeksha Perera ◽  
Rohana Dissanayake ◽  
Mangalika Jayasundara
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Trading Volume ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Stock Market Index ◽  
Index Construction ◽  
Price Series ◽  
Adjusted Model ◽  
The Impact

<p>A stock market index is designed to measure the performance of value of a set of stocks. The set of stock can be entire market of a particular country or a sector. Indices can be used not only to see how the stock market, for instance, has changed over time, but it allows easy comparison between stocks that represent different sectors or even different stocks. An index construction or rebalancing of existing index is a major market event that investor might know before the event take place. The index inclusion reflects a positive situation about the quality, risks and possible future return of the stock. This study examine whether any price and trading volume effects arise from S&amp;P SL 20 index construction. S&amp;P SL 20 index was launched in 26, June 2012, based on 20 blue chip companies in Sri Lanka. The current study employs the standard event study methodology to identify the abnormal returns associated with the launching of the S&amp;P SL 20 index. Three normal return benchmarks, namely the market-adjusted model, mean-adjusted model and the market model have been used for the purpose of finding abnormal returns. Price series and volumes of stocks in S&amp;P SL 20 list (after and before) were considered and those are retrieved from Colombo stock exchange.</p><p>The study finds that the abnormal returns following the launch of the S&amp;P SL 20 index is statistically insignificant.</p>

Investigating beta anomaly: comparison of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali Jibran Qamar ◽  
Asma Hassan ◽  
Mian Sajid Nazir ◽  
Abdul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Good News ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Cash Dividend ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dividend Announcements ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of dividend announcements on the stock return of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks. Design/methodology/approach An event study methodology is applied to study the beta anomaly. Market-adjusted return model, mean-adjusted return model and market model have been applied to calculate excess returns. Estimation period used in this study is 130 days, and event period consists of 21 days in total, i.e. starting from the day –10 “before the cash dividend announcement” to day +10 “after the cash dividend announcements. Findings It has been concluded from the results that dividend plays an informational role in the Pakistan Stock Exchange. As the investors in Pakistan react favorably to the dividend increase announcements and unfavorably to the dividend decrease announcements, they consider dividend increase announcement as good news and dividend decrease announcement as bad news. Practical implications The findings of this study have several implications for different participants of the stock market, such as investors, academicians, researchers, fund managers and policymakers. They can use this information to make decisions while making efficient portfolios. Investors may get abnormal returns by focusing on the dividend announcement patterns. This can influence the attitude of investors toward efficient investments in the stock market and ultimately contribute to the betterment of society. This study is also beneficial for academicians and researchers, as it provides a comparative analysis of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks and the anomalous effect of dividend announcements on stock return. Originality/value Limited research in the world’s context and null is available in Pakistani context on the subject matter. The comparative analysis of “Shariah-compliant” and “conventional” stocks provides insight into the asset pricing of Shariah-compliant stocks that have not been explored earlier. This study also uses three different methods (mean model, market model and market-adjusted return models) to compare Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks

Do Demerger Announcements Impact Shareholders Wealth? An Empirical Analysis Using Event Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
P. A. Padmanabhan
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Event Study ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Corporate Restructuring ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Event Window ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Indian Stock Market ◽  
The Impact

Corporate restructuring has been on an increasing trend in India over the past two decades, and demergers are emerging as one of the important forms of corporate restructuring. While there is extensive literature on demergers abroad, there is limited literature on demergers in the Indian context. In this study, the impact of demerger announcements on shareholders’ wealth is analysed using event study. Demerger announcements made by 63 companies spread over 11 years from 2003 to 2014 are taken up for the study. Two different models, namely, mean-adjusted returns model and market model, are applied. Log returns are used in the study. The efficiency of the Indian stock market is also tested in the study. The results show positive abnormal returns during the event window under both mean-adjusted returns model and market model. The results also indicate that the Indian stock market exhibits semi-strong form efficiency.

scholarly journals The Impact of Merger and Acquisition on Customer Satisfaction in Post- Merger Phase in Banking Sector of Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Krishna Prasad Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
The Impact

Mergers and acquisitions among financial institutions have been increased due to the introduction of merger by-law in May 2011 and capital enhancement through monetary policy of Nepal Rastra Bank in 2015. Bank and financial institutions need to be fully approachable and reactive that banking merger has not hampered customer service. Since the entire business depends on the customer’s positive feedback and satisfaction, good customer service is essential in this kind of business. It is always being argued that the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the customer is difficult to measure due to the direct influence of external factors like global competition or technological advancement. Bearing this consideration, the paper evaluates the impact of bank mergers and acquisitions on customers by using survey method. Customer satisfaction and service quality after mergers have been measured by summative scale calculated by a simple arithmetic mean and by using the weighted average method. Similarly, five point Likert-type scales have been used for measuring the satisfaction level of customer. Customers were asked to rank the various factors affecting satisfaction level on the five point scale which was further analyzed using SPSS and MS Excel. Results suggest that the merger program was successful from customers’ point of view in Nepal because it has benefited them through economies of scale, expansion of working area and advancement in technology. Another perspective regarding the service quality of banks in post-merger found that customers are enjoying competitive interest rate due to the enhanced capital base.

scholarly journals Dividend Announcements and Market Trends

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Nagendra Marisetty ◽  
M. Suresh Babu
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Markets ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Market Capitalization ◽  
Dividend Announcements ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Indian Stock Market ◽  
The Impact

This research primarily aims to study the impact of dividend announcements on the stock price of companies listed in the Indian stock market. Incidental to the study, it is necessary to understand whether the market trends have any role in affecting the changes in share prices due to dividend announcements. The companies listed on the stock market are diverse in terms of the industry, market capitalization, and performance. We analyze the S&amp;P BSE 500 index stocks, which declare cash dividend every year without fail for ten years from 2008 &ndash; 17. Total 1755 sample was tested for dividend announcement and sample divided into large, medium, and small sample sizes based on the market capitalization of the stocks to test the market trend effect. Event methodology market model used to calculate the abnormal returns on the dividend announcement day. The present research study examined the impact of dividend announcements on stocks in the Indian stock market. The results observe in twenty-four times based on market capitalization wise and market trend-wise dividend announcements. The results of the study are not the same for all dividend announcement observations. The study found positive abnormal returns on event day in most of the dividend announcement observations and it is similar to Litzenberger and Ramaswamy (1982), Asquith and Mullins Jr (1983), Grinblatt, Masulis, and Titman (1984), Chen, Nieh, Da Chen, and Tang (2009) and many previous research results studied in major developed stock markets and emerging stock markets. Full sample, large-cap, and small-cap final dividend average abnormal returns are positively significant only in bull market trend (period 2) similar to Below and Johnson (1996) and other market trends final dividend announcement abnormal returns are positive in most of the observations, but returns are not significant. Average abnormal returns are sensitive to market trends, especially abnormal small-cap returns more vulnerable to market trends.

Diversity and the Performance of Selected Financial Institutions of Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Shafaque Fatima ◽  
Saqib Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nationality Diversity

Linking with the business case for diversity, this study examines whether the top management team (TMT) and the board of directors (BODs) diversity has a positive impact on financial institution (FI) performance in select countries of Asia least researched domain. We use data from 119 financial institutions across Asia for the year 2015, initially 1,447 institutions; however, incomplete data was excluded from final analysis. We use three proxies for diversity, that is, nationality diversity, gender diversity, and age diversity of TMT and BODs. To investigate the impact of TMT and BODs diversity, cross-sectional ordinary least-squares estimation is applied, using Return on Average Assets (ROAA%) as a measure of performance.  We find that nationality diversity and age diversity is positively and significantly related to FIs performance. Our evidence indicates that executives and board members with diverse exposure and younger age improve FIs profitability. However, there is no significant relationship between gender and FIs performance.

scholarly journals The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions and Sustainability on Company Performance in the Pharmaceutical Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6525
Author(s):  
Diana Marieta Mihaiu ◽  
Radu-Alexandru Șerban ◽  
Alin Opreana ◽  
Mihai Țichindelean ◽  
Vasile Brătian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Score Function ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sector ◽  
Financial Measures ◽  
The Impact

The primary goal of this study was to determine the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sustainability scores of companies. In this regard, efforts to measure and analyze the evolution of a company’s performance, taking into account financial and non-financial measures using a score function, are adapted to the pharmaceutical sector. The sample consisted of 100 leading pharmaceutical companies, ranked by stock market capitalization, who registered 30% (n = 492) of the total M&A transactions over the study period (2010–2020). There was a direct and positive link between the M&A process and the evolution of company performance. The ESG score, as an indicator for measuring sustainability, has a positive and direct impact on company performance, indicating that a high ESG score determines an increase in company performance. A similar impact is identified for companies involved in M&A processes, meaning that companies in the pharmaceutical sector tend to register a performance improvement.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on the Stock Price of Socially Responsible Enterprises: An Empirical Study in Taiwan Stock Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1398
Author(s):  
Kuo-Jung Lee ◽  
Su-Lien Lu
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Price Performance ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Taiwan stock market and investigates whether companies with a commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) were less affected. This study uses a selection of companies provided by CommonWealth magazine to classify the listed companies in Taiwan as CSR and non-CSR companies. The event study approach is applied to examine the change in the stock prices of CSR companies after the first COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. The empirical results indicate that the stock prices of all companies generated significantly negative abnormal returns and negative cumulative abnormal returns after the outbreak. Compared with all companies and with non-CSR companies, CSR companies were less affected by the outbreak; their stock prices were relatively resistant to the fall and they recovered faster. In addition, the cumulative impact of the COVID-19 on the stock prices of CSR companies is smaller than that of non-CSR companies on both short- and long-term bases. However, the stock price performance of non-CSR companies was not weaker than that of CSR companies during times when the impact of the pandemic was lower or during the price recovery phase.

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