Corporate governance, excess-cash and firm value: Evidence from ASEAN-5

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https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2022.4.3

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excess-cash, corporate governance, firm value, ASEAN

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This study investigates the role of the country- and firm-level governance practices on the relationship between excess-cash and firm value in ASEAN-5 markets. Using the Generalized Method of Moment models and a sample of 578 firms from 2010 to 2020 the study finds that excess-cash reduces firm value, indicating high agency costs and low firm value. However, excess-cash motivated by managerial ownership, founder CEO, board independence, shareholder rights and creditor rights increase firm value while excess-cash due to managerial entrenchment and CEODuality reduce firm value. In the sub-sample analyses the study finds that entrenched managers and board size play a less effective role in wasting excess-cash in low-excess-cash firms while independent directors play a higher monitoring role in high-excess-cash firms. In addition, governance at the country-level is more effective than at the firm-level in improving the value of excess-cash in large firms. The study offers unique evidence on the relationship between excess-cash and firm value by integrating corporate governance practices at the firm- and country-levels. The research aids practitioners, academics, policymakers and investors in developing the best liquidity policies to enhance business performance.

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Akhtar, Tahir. 2022. “Corporate Governance, Excess-Cash and Firm Value: Evidence from ASEAN-5”. Economics and Business Review 8 (4):39-67. https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2022.4.3.

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