Asset Specificity, Industry-Driven Recovery Risk, and Loan Pricing

Christopher James and Atay Kizilaslan

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2014, vol. 49, issue 3, 599-631

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between a firm’s exposure to industry downturns that we call industry risk and bank loan pricing. We measure industry risk based on the relationship between a firm’s stock returns and industry returns conditional on an industry downturn. We find industry risk is significantly related to the recovery rates in bankruptcy and the likelihood of the firm experiencing financial distress when its peers are also in distress. More importantly, we find that the spreads on unsecured bank loans are positively related to industry risk measures. These relationships are stronger for firms with more industry-specific assets.

Date: 2014
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