The Stock Market Reaction to Investment Announcements: The Case of Individual Capital Expenditure Projects

Bruce M. Burton, A. Alasdair Lonie and David M. Power

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 1999, vol. 26, issue 5‐6, 681-708

Abstract: In this paper we provide novel evidence about the market reaction to capital expenditure announcements in the UK using a sample of nearly 500 disclosures made between 1989 and 1991. First, we show that the market reaction to joint venture announcements is significantly positive, whilst similar announcements from individual companies do not elicit any response. Second, we find that the market reaction to single company investments is positively related to the size of the expenditure, but only for projects which immediately generate cash. Finally, we report that the variability in the market response to announcements which follow large cash inflows is significantly lower than the variability in investors’ reactions to announcements which are not preceded by such inflows.

Date: 1999
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