Essays about: "long-run stock performance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 36 essays containing the words long-run stock performance.

1. 16. Heading towards the Tipping Point? A Swedish study on tax-avoiding activities and future stock crash risk

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Sorena Amini; Kristoffer Ottosson; [2017]
   Keywords : Agency Theory; Tax Avoidance; Crash Risk; OMXS30;

   Abstract : Using a sample consisting of Sweden's most traded stocks for the period 1999-2015, this paper provides robust evidence that long-run corporate tax avoidance increases the risk of future firm-specific stock price crashes. The findings are consistent with the agency view that the complex and opaque characteristics of tax-avoiding activities provide managers with a powerful toolkit for covering and rationalising opportunistic behaviour. READ MORE

3. 17. The Economic Cycle’s Effect on IPOs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Niklas Lindh; Viktor Pennsäter; [2016]
   Keywords : IPO; initial public offering; economic cycle; market timing and IPO waves; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: The Economic Cycle’s Effect on IPOs Seminar date: 2016-06-02 Course: BUSN89 Degree Project in Corporate and Financial Management – Master Level, 15 ECTS Authors: Niklas Lindh and Viktor Pennsäter Supervisor: Håkan Jankensgård Key words: IPO, initial public offering, economic cycle, market timing and IPO waves. Purpose: Investigate how the economic cycle influences IPO initial return and long-run performance. READ MORE

4. 18. Post- Credit Announcement Drift- An Empirical Assessment of Credit Rating Announcements and Their Influence on the US Equity Market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Ebba Lilliehöök; Oliver Peldius; [2015]
   Keywords : Post-Credit Announcement Drift; Market Efficiency; Abnormal Returns; Credit Rating Changes; Credit Rating Agencies;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is twofold; (i) to investigate whether credit rating announcements result in a drift in stock prices on the US equity market and, if proven, (ii) how the drift is affected by firm size and the presence of extreme credit rating announcements. Using a sample of 2 922 credit rating announcements, this study examines the long-run stock performance subsequent to credit rating announcements, i. READ MORE

5. 19. It is not what you know, it is who you know

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Hampus Hellermark; Wilhelm Westerman; [2015]
   Keywords : Reputation; Venture Capital; Investment Timing; Post-IPO Performance;

   Abstract : Reputation is widely considered to play an important role in the Venture Capital (VC) industry. This paper examines whether there are any significant positive associations between long-term post-IPO performance and early stage investments from a more reputable VC firm. Our empirical sample consists of 422 VC-backed listed companies in the U.S. READ MORE

6. 20. Credit expansion – A study of the relation between bank lending and economic growth in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Viktor Åkerström; [2015]
   Keywords : Bank lending; Economic growth; Financial stability; Granger causality test; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : A non-Granger causality test between bank lending and different economic performance measures represented by the real economy, real assets and the financial economy is conducted on Sweden. To capture for the effects of structural changes in the economy, a long period is analyzed (142 years) and two types of tests are made, one for the short- run and one for the long-run. READ MORE