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Do Opaque Firms Prefer Liquidity? An International Evidence

불투명한 기업은 자산유동성을 선호하는가?

  • Yim, Sang-Giun (College of Business Administration, Kookmin University)
  • Received : 2016.03.02
  • Accepted : 2016.03.25
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

Using an international setting, this study investigates the relation between cash holdings and financial reporting quality, measured by accruals quality. Empirical results show that the balance of cash holdings is positively related to the opacity of financial reporting in non-U.S. international markets. The relation becomes stronger as the strength of investor protection increases, implying that precautionary motives, instead of agency motives, drive the increase of cash holdings of opaque firms. In addition, the positive relation is stronger for discretionary accruals quality. The decomposition of the aspects of investor protection shows that public enforcement through regulation authorities is the main driver of the positive relation between cash holdings and the opacity of financial reporting.

본 연구에서는 세계 각국의 자료를 이용하여 현금보유와 발생액의 질로 측정한 재무보고의 질의 관계를 연구하였다. 본 연구의 실증분석결과는 미국을 제외한 세계 각국의 시장에서 현금보유가 재무보고의 불투명성과 양의 상관관계가 있음을 발견하였다. 이러한 관계는 투자자보호가 강해짐에 따라 더욱 강하게 나타났는데, 이것은 대리인 동기가 아닌 예방적 동기가 불투명한 기업의 현금보유의 주요 결정요인임을 보여준다. 이러한 양의 상관관계는 재량적 발생액의 질에서 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 투자자보호를 그 속성별로 나누어 본 결과는 규제기관을 통한 투자자보호가 기업 재무보고의 불투명성과 현금보유 사이의 양의 관계를 강화하는 것으로 나타났다.

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