Controlling shareholders' value, long-run firm value and short-term performance

Hyung Cheol Kang, Robert M. Anderson, Kyong Shik Eom and Sang Koo Kang

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2017, vol. 43, issue C, 340-353

Abstract: We propose a new determinant of firm value within a business group: controlling shareholders' value (CSV), the value of controlling shareholders' stake in an affiliate divided by their stake in all affiliates. We posit that controlling shareholders focus attention on the high-CSV affiliates. Using data on Korean family-controlled business groups, we find that CSV has greater explanatory power for firm performance than traditional cash flow rights (CFR). We also find that, among affiliates with non-family CEOs, higher CSV is associated with higher Tobin's Q and lower EBITDA, indicating that controlling shareholders and non-family CEO have successfully addressed their principal-agent problem.

Keywords: Controlling shareholders' value (CSV); Business group; Cash flow rights (CFR); Ownership structure; Chaebol; Limited attention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G32 G34 L22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.01.013

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