کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5093489 1478447 2014 21 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
An investigation of the asymmetric link between credit re-ratings and corporate financial decisions: “Flicking the switch” with financial flexibility
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
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An investigation of the asymmetric link between credit re-ratings and corporate financial decisions: “Flicking the switch” with financial flexibility
چکیده انگلیسی
Using a large sample of non-financial US listed firms over the period from 1985 to 2009, we analyze the interactive effect of financial flexibility and credit re-ratings on corporate investment and financing decisions. Essentially, we document that financial flexibility (inflexibility) “flicks the switch” in the re-rating upgrades (downgrades) scenario. Specifically, a credit rating upgrade (downgrade) for financially flexible firms is followed by a reduction (no change) in their cost of capital, an increase (no change) in their capital expenditure and an increase (no change) in their net debt versus net equity issuance. In contrast, a rating upgrade (downgrade) for financially inflexible firms is followed by an insignificant change (an increase) in their cost of capital, an insignificant change (a decrease) in their capital expenditure and an insignificant change (a decrease) in their net debt versus net equity issuance. We offer plausible explanations for these asymmetric relations.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Corporate Finance - Volume 29, December 2014, Pages 37-57
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