On business short-termism: the case of CVS’s discontinuing tobacco sales

Chase Gooding and E. Frank Stephenson

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2018, vol. 7, issue 2, 161-165

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of CVS’s decision to stop tobacco sales on the company’s share price. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses event study methodology to examine the same day effect of CVS’s announcement and the one-year later effect of CVS’s announcement. Competing pharmacy retail chains’ stock performance is included for comparison purposes. Findings - CVS’s shares fell by about one percentage point on the day of the company’s announcement while competitors’ share prices increased. A year later, however, CVS’s share price had increased by about twice as much as competitors’ share prices. Originality/value - The finding that a company can make a decision that harms its short-run share price in exchange for a long-run share appreciation suggests that short-termism may not be as significant a concern as some critics of corporate management suggest.

Keywords: Event study; Short-termism; CVS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1108/JEPP-D-18-00001

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