To see whether sources of financing affect the magnitude of the asset growth anomaly, we break
down firms' asset growth from the financing side of balance sheet. Consistent with the observation that
in some Asian economies the capital markets are less developed and the banking systems often
dominate capital markets in providing capital, Asian firms rely more on internal financing (i.e., retained
earnings) than external financing (i.e., equity and debt financing) to achieve asset growth; further,
when raising external financing, they rely more on debt (and likely more in the form of bank loans)
than equity. Most interestingly, we find that various financing sources (internal vs. external financing
and debt vs. equity financing) contribute quite differently to the asset growth effect. The sensitivities of
stock returns to debt and internal financing — the two sources of financing that are more important for
Asian firms — are less negative than those in the U.S., suggesting that the greater reliance on debt (bank
loans) and internal financing is an important factor explaining the weaker asset growth effect in Asia.
To see whether sources of financing affect the magnitude of the asset growth anomaly, we breakdown firms' asset growth from the financing side of balance sheet. Consistent with the observation thatin some Asian economies the capital markets are less developed and the banking systems oftendominate capital markets in providing capital, Asian firms rely more on internal financing (i.e., retainedearnings) than external financing (i.e., equity and debt financing) to achieve asset growth; further,when raising external financing, they rely more on debt (and likely more in the form of bank loans)than equity. Most interestingly, we find that various financing sources (internal vs. external financingand debt vs. equity financing) contribute quite differently to the asset growth effect. The sensitivities ofstock returns to debt and internal financing — the two sources of financing that are more important forAsian firms — are less negative than those in the U.S., suggesting that the greater reliance on debt (bankloans) and internal financing is an important factor explaining the weaker asset growth effect in Asia.
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