• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.205-221
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• 2019

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of cash holdings on firm value in export companies. To investigate this effect, we analyzed 5,386 samples drawn from export companies listed in the KOSDAQ from 2011 to 2018. During this period, the International Financial reporting Standards have been employed. The research results are as follows. First, the results of a T-test showed that the level of the firm value of export companies with high levels of cash holdings is significantly higher than that of those with low levels of cash holdings. In addition, the level of the firm value of export companies with higher levels of cash holdings than in the previous year is higher than the level might otherwise be. Furthermore, the effects of cash holdings on firm value are similar to those on return on asset. These results suggested that export companies have little used a way of increasing their debt levels in order to increase cash holdings. Second, the results of a multivariate regression analysis presented that the cash holdings of export companies in listed the KOSDAQ significantly influence their firm value. Moreover, a higher level of cash holdings than in the previous year significantly affect firm value. These results proposed that making higher cash holdings than in the previous year might be useful in enhancing firm value. We found that export companies efforts to increase cash holdings positively influence changes in firm value. We also found that Korean export companies maintain their financial stability by obtaining sufficient liquidity specifically in a high uncertainty era like the recent time. We finally firmed an effort to maintain cash holdings as a reasonable choice for export companies.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1654-1662
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 $\"{O}$.Arslan et al.(2006)의 연구방법론을 적용하여 국내 기업의 현금보유(cash holdings)가 투자-현금흐름 민감도(investment-cash flow sensitivity)에 어떤 영향을 주는지를 분석하는 데 있다. 1981년부터 2009년까지 외환위기 이전과 이후 그리고 외환위기 기간으로 분류하여 각 기간별로 현금보유가 투자-현금흐름 민감도에 어떤 영향을 주는 지를 비교 분석하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 전체 기업을 재무적 제약(financial constraint) 에 대한 고려 없이 3개의 기간으로 분류해서 살펴본 결과 외환위기 기간을 제외한 외환위기 이전과 이후 기간에서는 현금보유가 많은 기업일수록 투자-현금흐름 민감도는 감소하였다. 둘째, 기업규모나 배당지급 기준에 의해 재무적 제약하에 있지 않은 기업으로 분류된 경우에는 현금보유가 많을수록 투자-현금흐름 민감도는 오히려 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 $\"{O}$.Arslan et al.(2006)의 연구와 일치하지 않는 결과인데 첫째, 기업규모나 배당지급 여부는 국내에서는 기업의 재무적 제약을 나타내는 기준으로 불완전하며 둘째, 본 연구에서 고려하지 못한 투자-현금흐름 민감도에 영향을 주는 다른 요인들이 존재할 수 있기 때문이다. 하지만 현금보유기준에 의해 재무적 제약하의 기업으로 분류된 경우에는 투자-현금흐름 민감도는 낮게 나타났다. 이는 $\"{O}$.Arslan et al.(2006)의 연구결과와 일치한다. 끝으로 전체 기간 동안 현금보유 결정요인은 다음과 같다. 현금흐름(cash flow)과 시장가/장부가비율(market to book ratio)은 증가할수록, 단기부채와 투자지출 그리고 기업규모는 감소할수록, 기업의 현금보유증가에 양(+)의 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.129-139
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• 2016

Purpose - This paper examines the explanatory power of the agency theory in the determination of cash holdings for Korean retail firms. If the agency theory holds, a firm with strong corporate governance structure tends to have low cash holdings. A strong governance structure makes the CEO of this firm to behave in the interests of shareholders and thus the CEO has low incentive to stockpile cash holdings, which can be easily diverted for the CEO's own managerial purposes. We investigate this relationship between corporate governance structure and cash holdings, by using corporate governance scores as a proxy variable that captures the effectiveness of corporate governance mechanism. Research design, data, and methodology - We adopt the sample of publicly listed retail firms in KOSPI market from 2005 to 2013. Financial and accounting statements are gathered from the WISEfn database. We also use the corporate governance scores published by Korean Corporate Governance Service. The relationship between the corporate governance scores and cash holdings is cross-sectionally estimated based on the ordinary least square method. This estimation method is widely accepted in the existing literature. The sample of large conglomerates, Chebol, and the remainder firms are separately examined as well, to account for the distinctive internal financing environment in these large conglomerates. Results - We mainly contribute to the extant literature by providing empirical evidence against the agency theory of cash policy. Unlike the prediction of agency theory, we confirm statistically insignificant or even positive correlations between the set of corporate governance scores and cash-asset ratios. Almost all the major corporate governance attributes including total score, shareholder rights, board structure, and the quality of information disclosure do not show negative correlations with cash holdings, which poses a strong challenge to the validity of the agency theory in the determination of retail firms' cash holdings. Conclusions - This study presents interesting empirical results with respect to the cash policy in Korean retail firms. Consistent to prior studies, I verify that the agency theory only limitedly explains the level of cash holdings. Future studies may obtain more robust results by examining a longer sample period.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2022

Purpose: Controlling and minority shareholders sometimes have conflicting interests. Controlling shareholders who do not have adequate monitoring can exhibit a strong tendency to maximize their personal wealth. In this case, cash holdings can be the easiest means for them to pursue their personal interests. This study examined whether the largest shareholder's ownership proportion affected the speed at which firms adjust their cash holdings to target levels in Korean distribution and service companies. Research design, data, and methodology: The study uses regression analysis to examine 834 firm-year samples listed on the KOSPI between 2013 and 2018 in the distribution and service sectors. Results: The largest shareholder's ownership is positively related to a firm's cash holdings adjustment speed. That is, the larger the largest shareholder's ownership, the faster the firm adjusts its cash holdings to achieve the target level. Conclusions: This study contributes to the literature by providing evidence that the cash holdings adjustment speed in Korean service and distribution companies is affected by the largest shareholder's ownership. As the agency problem between controlling and minority shareholders in Korea is a major issue, minority owners' sensitivity to agency costs may help restrict controlling owners' ability to maximize their personal wealth.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.319-325
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• 2023

본 연구는 기업의 과잉투자성향이 보유현금의 시장가치에 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 또한 기업의 소유구조에 따라 과잉투자성향이 보유현금의 시장가치에 미치는 영향이 차별적으로 나타나는지 검증하였다. 분석결과, 과잉투자성향이 증가할수록 기업의 보유현금에 대한 시장가치는 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 투자자들이 과잉투자성향이 높은 기업이 미래의 경영성과가 악화되고 미래 현금흐름에 대한 부담이 과도하게 발생할 것으로 인식하여 이러한 기업의 보유현금에 대한 시장가치를 부정적으로 평가하는 것으로 해석된다. 또한 경영자가 높은 수준의 지분을 보유하고 있는 소유경영자 지배기업의 경우 과잉투자성향이 보유현금의 시장가치를 감소시키는 효과가 더 크게 나타난다는 결과를 발견하였다. 이는 소유경영자 지배기업의 경영자가 자신의 특권을 누리기 위한 목적으로 보유현금을 사적으로 유용하는 것으로 시장에서 인식되어 과잉투자성향이 현금가치를 더 큰 폭으로 감소시키는 것으로 파악된다. 본 연구는 기업의 소유구조의 특성에 따라 과잉투자성향이 보유현금의 시장가치에 미치는 영향이 다르게 나타날 수 있음을 확인하였다는 측면에서 의의를 갖는다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2020

The study investigates a recent surge of cash literature by using a sample of hospitality firms to gain a new understanding of corporate cash holdings. Past literature states that there is a substantial variation of liquidity across industry groups. Existing literature predominantly refers to US-listed firms and focus on either hotels or restaurants and not the hospitality industry as a whole. Therefore, we provide a comparative study of cash holdings behaviour between hospitality and non-hospitality firms from an emerging market context. Using a sample of public listed hospitality firms from 2002 to 2013, dynamic panel regression techniques are used to study the relationships between firm characteristics and cash levels. Also, the non-parametric Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test was carried out to examine the time and sectoral differences in cash holdings. In addition, the panel regression techniques are used to investigate the relationships between firm characteristics and level of corporate cash holdings. The results reveal that firm characteristics do matter in hospitality firms. We find that firm size, capital expenditures, and liquid assets substitutes are negatively related to cash level. The results support trade-off theory and the pecking order theory. This study incrementally explains the cash holdings behaviour of hospitality firms in emerging market.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.323-331
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• 2021

This paper examines the relationship between ownership structure and level cash holdings in an emerging country, namely, Saudi Arabia, by constructing a corporate governance mechanism (foreign ownership, family ownership, institutional and managerial ownership). This paper uses data from 100 listed firms at Saudi Stock Exchange (TADAWUL) from 2011 to 2019. The firm's decision to hold cash has come to the fore in the last two or three years as a result of the recent global financial crisis, and the impact that this has had on the firms' ability to raise funds from external sources. Using the random-effect generalized least square (GLS) regression model, the findings reveal that foreign and family ownership negatively influences cash holdings, while managerial ownership has a positive association with cash holdings. Further, institutional ownership did not have a direct effect on cash holdings in Saudi Arabia. Our results suggest that ownership structure include foreign ownership, family and managerial ownership is an essential vehicle to promote the performance of cash holding of all the 100 public-listed non-financial firms in Saudi Arabia. We recommend that sound policies should be targeted toward foreign ownership, family, and managerial ownership since they are essential to improve cash holding in Saudi Arabian firms.

• 재무관리연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.89-120
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• 2010

본 연구는 1997년 1월 1일부터 2008년 12월 31일까지 한국거래소의 유가증권시장과 코스닥시장에 상장된 기업을 대상으로 소유구조와 현금보유간의 관계를 실증분석 하였으며, 주요한 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 대주주 지분율이 클수록 대주주들이 이사회 참여를 통한 경영권 통제 등을 통하여 수익성이 낮은 현금보유를 증가시키는 방향으로 소액주주의 이익을 침해할 수 있다. 1대주주와 2대주주 간의 지분율 차이가 증가할수록, 그리고 대주주들 간의 소유집중도가 증가할수록 현금보유가 증가한다. 그리고 경영자지분율은 현금보유에 비선형적으로 영향을 미친다. 다시 말해, 경영자지분율이 낮은 단계에서는 이익침해가설에 따라 현금보유에 양(+)의 영향을 미치지만, 경영자지분율이 일정 수준 이상으로 증가하면 이해일치가설에 따라 음(-)의 영향을 미치며, 경영자지분율이 매우 높은 수준으로 증가하면 다시 이익침해가설에 따라 양(+)의 영향을 미친다. 그리고 소유자지배기업은 경영자지배기업보다 대주주들이 현금보유에 미치는 영향력이 상대적으로 증가하여 현금보유를 증가시킬 수 있다. 이러한 결과는 한국기업의 현금보유는 주로 상충이론과 자금조달순서 이론으로 설명할 수 있으나, 대리인 이론으로도 부분적으로 설명할 수 있으며, 이는 대주주들이 소액주주와 균등한 혜택이 분배되는 재무정책을 기피하고 소액주주의 희생 하에 사적 이익을 취할 가능성이 있음을 시사한다. 따라서 우리나라에서도 대주주가 소액주주의 이익을 침해하는 행위를 예방하고, 소액주주의 이익을 보호할 수 있는 제도적 장치와 소유집중도를 완화시킬 수 있는 소유구조 정책이 필요하다고 생각한다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.135-147
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• 2022

This study was conducted to determine whether there is a significant relationship between board structure and board committee qualities and corporate cash holdings in Pakistan. For this objective, 168 listed enterprises on the PSX for the period 2016 to 2020 were chosen as a sample from a population of 436 non-financial firms. Multiple regression analysis was used in the study to discover a relationship between board structure and board committee features and cash holdings. The study's findings revealed that board size, executive directors, and board independence have no significant impact on the firm's cash holding because they play no important part in the firm's cash holding. Auditors, audit committee size, audit committee meetings, and the compensation committee, on the other hand, have no major impact on the firm's cash holdings because they are not relevant indicators to compare with cash holdings. While board meeting frequency and leadership structure both have a negative influence on cash holding, board meeting frequency increases firm costs, whereas leadership structure causes agency problems. Results were supported by the pecking order theory, cash flow theory, and agency theory.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2020

Purpose: Prior studies empirically examine how financial flexibility is related to required returns by using realized returns and considering cash holdings as net debts, but they fail to find consistent results. Conjecturing that inappropriate proxy of required returns and aggregation of cash and debts caused the inconsistent results, this study revisits this topic by using a refined proxy of required returns and separating cash holdings from debts. Research design, data and methodology: This study uses a multivariate regression model to investigate the relationship between required returns on cash holdings and financial leverage. The required returns are estimated using the return decomposition method by vector autoregression model. Empirical tests use US stock market data from1968 to 2011. Results: Empirical results reveal that both cash holdings and leverage are positively related to required returns. The positive relation is stronger in economic downturns than in economic upturns. Conclusions: Three major findings are drawn. First, risky firms prefer large cash balance. Second, information shocks in the realized returns caused failure of prior studies to find consistent positive relationship between leverage and realized returns. Third, cash and leverage are related to required returns in the same direction; therefore, cash cannot be considered as negative debts.