This paper investigates the empirical determinants of corporate cash holdings for a sample
of UK firms. We focus on the importance of managerial ownership among other corporate
governance characteristics including board structure and ultimate controllers of companies.
We present evidence of a significant non-monotonic relation between managerial ownership
and cash holdings. In addition, we observe that the way in which managerial ownership exerts
influence on cash holdings does not change with board composition and, in general, the presence
of ultimate controllers. The results reveal that firms’ growth opportunities, cash flows,
liquid assets, leverage and bank debt are important in determining cash holdings. Our analysis
also suggests that firm heterogeneity and endogeneity are crucial in analysing the cash structure
of firms.
This paper investigates the empirical determinants of corporate cash holdings for a sampleof UK firms. We focus on the importance of managerial ownership among other corporategovernance characteristics including board structure and ultimate controllers of companies.We present evidence of a significant non-monotonic relation between managerial ownershipand cash holdings. In addition, we observe that the way in which managerial ownership exertsinfluence on cash holdings does not change with board composition and, in general, the presenceof ultimate controllers. The results reveal that firms’ growth opportunities, cash flows,liquid assets, leverage and bank debt are important in determining cash holdings. Our analysisalso suggests that firm heterogeneity and endogeneity are crucial in analysing the cash structureof firms.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
