Belgian Intragroup Relations and the Determinants of Corporate Liquid Reserves

Marc Deloof

European Financial Management, 2001, vol. 7, issue 3, 375-392

Abstract: The determinants of liquid reserves are investigated for a sample of 1038 large Belgian non‐financial firms in the 1992–94 period. The results confirm the hypothesis that the terms of payment of intragroup claims can be adjusted to the firm’s liquidity needs, thereby reducing the need for liquid reserves. Furthermore, the results confirm the transaction motive for holding liquid reserves, but only partially confirm the precautionary motive. Finally, the results indicate that liquid reserves play a significant role in the financing of new investments, as predicted by the pecking order model of Myers and Majluf (1984).

Date: 2001
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