Analyzing the Effect of Excess Cash Accumulation on Financial Decisions

Mª Belén Lozano García ()
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Mª Belén Lozano García: Universidad de Salamanca [España] = University of Salamanca [Spain]

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Abstract: In this current moment of crisis it is very important for firms to hold a suitable amount of cash. But it is also very important to analyze how this amount of cash affects firm value. Here an in-depth study is made of the determination of firm value centering our attention on the problem of excess cash accumulation. This paper adds important value to the existing literature since, employing the panel data methodology in the sample of Spanish non-financial firms, it identifies whether excess cash holding affects firm value in general, and investment, financing and dividend decisions in particular. The results show how asymmetric information among the economic agents of the firm affects the cash reserves. In particular, shareholders could penalize the investment made by these firms and consider the positive effect that the debt in particular and the dividend policies exert on the firm. Moreover, the results reveal the importance of financial flexibility as opposed to the arguments provided by agency theory.

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Date: 2011-06-06
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Published in Applied Economics, 2011, pp.1. ⟨10.1080/00036846.2011.566195⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.566195

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