ROA |
Dependent |
EBITDA (Total assets)
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
, Adjei
(2013)Adjei, F. (2013). The effects of cash holdings on corporate performance during a
credit crunch: Evidence from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Journal of Economics and
Finance, 37, 188–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-011-9177-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-011-9177-...
, and Forti et al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
|
|
Market
to book ratio |
Dependent |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
, Forti et
al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
, Kim and Bettis (2013)Kim, C., & Bettis, R. A. (2013). Cash is surprisingly valuable as a
strategic asset. Strategic Management Journal, 35(13), 2053–2063. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2205 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2205...
, O'Brien
and Folta (2009), and Deb et al. (2017)Deb, P., David, P., & O’Brien, J. P. (2017). When is cash good or bad for
firm performance? Strategic Management Journal, 38(2), 436–454. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2486 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2486...
|
|
z-cash (t - 1) |
Independent |
Variable defined in Equation 1, with a
one-year lag. |
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
and Forti
et al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
|
+ |
ROA
(t - 1) |
Control |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
|
+ |
Market
to book (t - 1) |
Control |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
, Kim and
Bettis (2013)Kim, C., & Bettis, R. A. (2013). Cash is surprisingly valuable as a
strategic asset. Strategic Management Journal, 35(13), 2053–2063. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2205 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2205...
, O'Brien and Folta (2009), and Deb et
al. (2017)Deb, P., David, P., & O’Brien, J. P. (2017). When is cash good or bad for
firm performance? Strategic Management Journal, 38(2), 436–454. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2486 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2486...
|
+ |
Size
adj. sector (t - 1) |
Control |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
and Forti
et al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
|
+ |
Leverage adj. sector (t - 1) |
Control |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
, Adjei
(2013)Adjei, F. (2013). The effects of cash holdings on corporate performance during a
credit crunch: Evidence from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Journal of Economics and
Finance, 37, 188–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-011-9177-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-011-9177-...
, and Forti et al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
|
− |
Investments adj. sector (t - 1) |
Control |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
and Forti
et al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
|
+ |
∆
growth adj. sector (t - 1) |
Control |
|
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
and Forti
et al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
|
+ |
Payout(t - 1) |
Control |
Dummy to identify if the company pays dividends. |
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
|
+ |
Sector |
Control |
Dummy for each of the sectors in which the companies operate (basic materials, industry,
consumers, health, public utility, others). |
Fresard (2010)Fresard, L. (2010). Financial strength and product market behavior: The real
effects of corporate cash holdings. The Journal of Finance, 65(3), 1097–1122.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01562.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010...
, Forti et
al. (2011)Forti, C. A. B., Peixoto, F. M., & Freitas, K. S. (2011). Retenção de caixa,
desempenho operacional e valor: Um estudo no mercado de capitais brasileiro. Revista de
Contabilidade e Organizações, 5(13), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802 https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i13.34802...
, Adjei (2013)Adjei, F. (2013). The effects of cash holdings on corporate performance during a
credit crunch: Evidence from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Journal of Economics and
Finance, 37, 188–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-011-9177-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-011-9177-...
, Kim and Bettis (2013)Kim, C., & Bettis, R. A. (2013). Cash is surprisingly valuable as a
strategic asset. Strategic Management Journal, 35(13), 2053–2063. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2205 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2205...
, O'Brien and Folta (2009), and
Deb et al. (2017)Deb, P., David, P., & O’Brien, J. P. (2017). When is cash good or bad for
firm performance? Strategic Management Journal, 38(2), 436–454. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2486 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2486...
|
+ |