Financial Accounting
Abbas Aflatooni; Zahra Nikbakht; Kefsan Mansouri
Abstract
The existence of firms' excess cash causes resources to stagnate and, cash deficit causes loss of investment opportunities. Therefore, firms generally try to maintain an optimal level of cash holdings. In addition, firms attempt to quickly correct any deviations from the optimal level of cash holdings. ...
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The existence of firms' excess cash causes resources to stagnate and, cash deficit causes loss of investment opportunities. Therefore, firms generally try to maintain an optimal level of cash holdings. In addition, firms attempt to quickly correct any deviations from the optimal level of cash holdings. The level of cash holdings and the speed of correcting the gap between the actual and the optimal level of cash holdings depend on several factors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the firm's business strategies (defenders and prospectors) on the level of cash holding and its speed of adjustment. In this regard, the data of 120 firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) during 2013-2020 (960 firm-years) have been used. The static models are estimated using ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator and, the system generalized method of moments estimator (GMM) is used to estimate dynamic models. The results show that the prospectors have a smaller cash holdings ratio than defenders, and also, the prospectors have lower cash holdings speed of adjustment than defenders. The results of supplementary tests that confirm the research's main findings are consistent with the predictions made in trade-off theory.
Abbas Aflatooni; Zahra Nikbakht
Abstract
One of the firms’ tools to provide a low-risk image is adopting a persistent dividend policy. However, it should be noted that due to financial constraints, many firms are unable to implement this policy in the long run. This research investigates the role of earnings quality in adopting a persistent ...
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One of the firms’ tools to provide a low-risk image is adopting a persistent dividend policy. However, it should be noted that due to financial constraints, many firms are unable to implement this policy in the long run. This research investigates the role of earnings quality in adopting a persistent dividend policy in 148 firms listed in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) (includes 1628 observations) during 2007-2017. To measure earnings quality, I use five proxies and to investigate their role in adopting a persistent dividend policy, I employ partial adjustment model and dividends adjustment speed concept. To estimate the models, I apply the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) with system estimator. The research results show that compared with other firms, firms with lower total accruals, lower discretionary accruals, higher accruals quality, smoother earnings and higher overall earnings quality, are more able to conduct a persistent dividends policy. The research results using differenced-GMM estimator confirm the research primary results. These findings are consistent with the predictions of the signaling theory
