Determinants of financial policy in the hospitality sector in the United States

Michaël Dewally, Susan M.V. Flaherty and Yingying Shao
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Michaël Dewally: Towson University, USA
Susan M.V. Flaherty: Towson University, USA
Yingying Shao: Towson University, USA

Tourism Economics, 2017, vol. 23, issue 3, 523-542

Abstract: This article investigates the circumstances surrounding large investments by firms in the hospitality sector in the United States. The authors identify 400 large-scale investment events for firms in the restaurant, hotel, and recreation industries. During these events, firms increase their size substantially through building or acquiring assets. The authors determine that a combination of market and firm-specific factors lead to such events. Firms are more likely to engage in large investments when they have experienced strong recent sales growth and when they have lower existing leverage. These investments are more likely when the market is less volatile and when general economic conditions indicate strong consumer demand. Finally, the authors show that firms are more likely to rely on a combination of cash flow and debt financing to complete such investments, though firms experiencing higher sales growth are prone to use more equity financing.

Keywords: investments; hospitality industry; capital spending; capital structure; financial policy; acquisitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.5367/te.2015.0527

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