Essays about: "Cash holdings"

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  1. 1. What CEO characteristics and strategic choices impact company growth and success in the IT consultant industry in Sweden?

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Emil Einerskog; [2022]
    Keywords : Growth in small business; Upper echelons theory and entrepreneurship.;

    Abstract : Background. Sweden is one the countries that have the highest survival rate amongst new companies in all of Europe but still it is only about 60 percent out of start-ups that survive the first five years [51]. The data from looking over longer time periods also shows a 60 percent survival rate for a five-year period [51]. READ MORE

  3. 2. Patterns and Determinants of Payout Policy in the 21-st Century : A study of the Nordic Countries.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi; Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tatiana Silva da Costa; Abubacarr Sidy Nyassi; [2021]
    Keywords : Firms’ factors; cash dividends; share repurchases; payout ratio; Dividend Irrelevance Theory; Signaling Theory; Agency Theory; Life-cycle Theory; Substitution and Flexibility Hypotheses;

    Abstract : Payout policies is one of the most discussed topics in corporate finance. Since Miller & Modigliani (1961) dividend irrelevance theory, which was based on perfect markets, many theories have been developed in order to incorporate market imperfections to payout decisions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Excess Cash holdings and Acquisitions: A study on Nordic firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hannes Sandström; Lingjun Zhang; [2020-07-08]
    Keywords : Cash holdings; Excess cash; Mergers and acquisitions; Corporate governance; Agency conflicts; Free cash flow theories; Information asymmetries; Cash holding motives;

    Abstract : By adapting a well-recognized model for estimating normal cash holdings, this study examines if Nordic public firms with excess cash have a higher likelihood of performing acquisitions. Given that firms have access to capital markets, firms should be able to fund positive net present value projects regardless of current cash levels. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tax Policy, Investment, and Financial Constraints: Heterogeneous Responses to the 2013 Swedish Corporate Income Tax Reform

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Simon Wilhelm Rothschild; Ossian van Arkel; [2020]
    Keywords : Tax Policy; Investment; Financial Constraints; Cash Holdings; Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity;

    Abstract : There is little research at the intersection of corporate income taxation, financial constraints, and investments. We seek to clarify this relationship by investigating the heterogeneous investment responses of constrained and unconstrained firms induced by the 2013 reduction in the Swedish statutory corporate income tax rate from 26. READ MORE

  6. 5. Market Liquidity and Block Holdings - Empirical evidence from the Swedish market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mattias Janfjord; Max Lundblom; [2020]
    Keywords : Liquidity; trading activity; ownership structure; blockholders; friction; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: Investigate the relation between block ownership and stock liquidity. Methodology: The empirical methods used in this project are of quantitative nature. We use a set of dependent variables representing liquidity measures in order to test how our main explanatory variable, sum of block holdings, affect this. READ MORE