Stock liquidity, future investment and future investment efficiency in an emerging economy: investigating the moderator role of financial constraints

Arash Arianpoor and Nahid Mohammadbeikzade

Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 4, 699-721

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to investigate the relationship between stock liquidity, future investment, future investment efficiency and the moderating effect of financial constraints. Design/methodology/approach - To serve the purpose of the study, the data of 178 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2012–2017 were examined. In this research, two Amihud liquidity and stock trading turnover measures were taken for the liquidity. Due to variance heterogeneity, the FGLS test was used. Moreover, a modified multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the moderating role of financial constraints. Findings - The results showed a significant positive relationship between the firm stock liquidity in the current year and the next year investment; the firm stock liquidity (based on the stock trading turnover) in the current year and the next two years’ investment; the firm stock liquidity (based on the trading turnover index) in the current year and the next year investment efficiency; and the firm stock liquidity (based on the stock trading turnover) in the current year and the next two years’ investment efficiency. Moreover, financial constraints negatively moderated the relationship of firm stock liquidity (based on trading turnover index) in the current year and investment in the next year; investment in the next two years; investment efficiency in the next year; and investment efficiency in the next two years. Originality/value - Given the importance of investment and investment efficiency in emerging markets especially in Asian emerging markets, and because the predicted impacts through financing constraints are usually unclear, this paper attempted to fill the existing gap and be innovative in this regard.

Keywords: Next year investment; Next two years investment; Next year investment efficiency; Next two years’ investment efficiency; Future investment; Future investment efficiency; Stock liquidity; Financial constraints (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/JIABR-07-2022-0177

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