| Paper Number | KCB-WP-2014-011 |
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| Title | Capital structure and corporate reaction to negative stock return shocks |
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| Author | Hae Jin Chung ; Sung Won Seo |
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| Abstract | This study investigates firms’ capital structure decisions around significant ｄｒｏｐs in stock price. We present evidence that firms usually repurchase equity to boost stock prices following these shocks, rather than retiring debt to rebalance their capital structures, even though buybacks cause their capital structures to deviate farther from the previous levels. We also show that managerial incentives and firms’ historical financial policies (e.g., high cash holdings ｏｒ almost zero leverage) play more ｉｍｐｏｒｔant roles in determining how firms react to stock price shocks than do managers’ desires to maintain optimal leverage. |
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