Does ERP Implementation Lower Corporate Financing Costs? A Dual Perspective from Risk Management and Value Creation

Juanjuan Zhang, Song Zhou and Fuhui Ma ()
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Juanjuan Zhang: School of Accounting, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China
Song Zhou: School of Accounting, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Fuhui Ma: School of Business Administration and Tourism Management, Yunnan University, Kunming 650031, China

Risks, 2025, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-34

Abstract: This study examines the impacts of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems on financing costs from the dual perspectives of risk management and relative value creation based on corporate value maximization objectives. Data were manually collected from the listed companies in China. It is found that the equity financing cost and debt financing cost of enterprises implementing ERP systems are both significantly higher than those without, and the impact of the ERP systems on equity financing cost is more significant than on debt financing cost. The endogeneity problems are addressed using the fixed effect, the instrumental variables in the two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression test, and the Heckman two-stage regression test. Further exploration into the underlying reasons for these results through mechanism analysis reveals that ERP systems can systematically and effectively enhance risk management levels and corporate value returns, bringing higher returns for investors and achieving a win-win situation. These research findings fundamentally help alleviate the agency problems between companies and investors, and also explain the advantages of an investment-oriented capital market in resolving conflicts among its various participants. Additionally, heterogeneity analysis further shows that the ownership structure and age structure of enterprises have a significantly negative moderating effect on the above results, and the moderating effect on equity financing cost is stronger than on debt financing cost.

Keywords: ERP management thoughts; financing costs; strategic objectives; risk management; relative value creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C G0 G1 G2 G3 K2 M2 M4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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