Essays about: "firm-specific variables"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words firm-specific variables.

1. 1. INTEREST EXPENSES & FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION : A panel data study on 6 European countries under 3 different interest rate regimes

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Henrik Östlund; [2023]
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   Abstract : This study aims to add analysis and discussion to how rising interest expenses affect fixed capital formation in different sectors in 6 heavy manufacturing European countries. To do this, firm-specific investment ratios are evaluated on firms with different financial stabilities and capital intensities in relation to firm-specific implied interest rates experienced from Q1 2017 to Q4 2022. READ MORE

3. 2. Determinants of Capital Structure : A study of Swedish companies

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Viktor Delblanc; Andréas Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Capital structure; Determinants; Leverage; Trade-off theory; Pecking order theory; Macroeconomic factors; Firm specific factors;

   Abstract : The choice of a corporation’s capital structure is a complex process determined by several factors. The academia and the business industry have both been enamored with finding the determinants of capital structure, as there has been evidence that the profitability of firms is influenced by financing decisions. READ MORE

4. 3. Unlocking Shareholder Value : A Study of Mergers and Acquisitions in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Adam Becker; Ludvig Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : mergers and acquisitions; event study; signalling theory; agency theory; strategic fit; cumulative abnormal returns; buy-and-hold abnormal returns; short-term stock performance; long-term stock performance;

   Abstract : This thesis examines whether mergers and acquisitions (M&A), ranging from 2009 to 2020, are value-generating for acquiring shareholders in the short-term and long-term of companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. A cohesive and integrated theoretical framework is formed in which six firm-specific and deal-specific variables are hypothesized to have varying impacts on both short- and long-term stock performance for acquiring shareholders. READ MORE

5. 4. Complexity, Order and Underpricing: An Empirical Study of Underpricing in Technology IPOs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Emil Holst; Felix Segerstedt Grahn; [2022]
   Keywords : Common Valuation Factors; Ex-ante Uncertainty; Information Spillover Effects; Initial Public Offerings; Underpricing;

   Abstract : Using a sample of IPOs in technology-intensive industries between 1983 and 2022, this paper studies the impact of firm-specific characteristics and actions of prior peers on the initial returns of IPOs. Three types of variables are tested to explain the reasons for the large level and variability of IPO underpricing in the technology sector identified in previous academic studies. READ MORE

6. 5. Long-term IPO performance on the Swedish stock market : An event study on Swedish Initial Public Offerings

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Filip Lööf; Jakob Åkerlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Initial Public Offerings; IPO; Information asymmetry; Behavioral finance; Long-term performance; Abnormal returns;

   Abstract : Context The number of Initial Public Offerings on the Swedish market has increasedrapidly over the last decade, reporting over 100 IPOs only in 2021. Although theincrease has been extraordinary, the majority of the IPO performance researchhas been conducted on larger markets such as the US, Germany, and China. READ MORE