TITLE:
The Impact of Predation Risk on the Marginal Value of Cash Holdings: An Empirical Perspective
AUTHORS:
Xinbao Yang, Jiguang Zheng
KEYWORDS:
Predation Risk, Stock Excess Returns, Marginal Value, Cash Holdings
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Financial Risk Management,
Vol.6 No.2,
June
19,
2017
ABSTRACT: As an important external governance mechanism, product market competition has considerable impact on the marginal value of a company’s cash holdings in various aspects. This paper examines the impact of predatory risk on the marginal value of cash holdings in product market by sampling Chinese A-share listed companies from 2000 to 2013. It shows that the predation risk in the product market increases the marginal value of cash holdings by 0.2 Yuan.