Leverage change, debt overhang, and stock prices

We document a significant and negative effect of the change in a firm’s leverage ratio on its stock prices. We find that the negative effect is stronger for firms with a greater likelihood of debt overhang. Moreover, firms with an increase in leverage ratio tend to have less future investment. These...

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Main Authors: CAI, Jie, ZHANG, Zhe
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3016
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4015/viewcontent/SSRN_id1107878.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English