Investment opportunities and market reaction to capital expenditure decisions

被引:88
作者
Chung, KH [1 ]
Wright, P
Charoenwong, C
机构
[1] Memphis State Univ, Fogelman Coll Business & Econ, Memphis, TN 38152 USA
[2] Chulalongkorn Univ, Fac Commerce & Accountancy, Dept Banking & Finance, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
关键词
investment opportunities; tobin's q; event study; capital expenditure;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-4266(97)00021-6
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
In this study, we argue that share price reaction to a firm's capital expenditure decisions depends critically on the market's assessment of the quality of its investment opportunities. We postulate that announcements of increases (decreases) in capital expenditures positively (negatively) affect the stock prices of firms with valuable investment opportunities. Contrarily, we predict that announcements of increases (decreases) in capital spending negatively (positively) affect the share prices of firms without such opportunities. Our empirical results are generally consistent with these predictions. Overall, empirical evidence supports our conjecture that it is the quality of the firm's investment opportunities rather than its industry affiliation which determines the share price reaction to its capital expenditure decisions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:41 / 60
页数:20
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