On the definition, measurement, and use of the free cash flow concept in financial reporting and analysis: a review and recommendations

SB Bhandari, MT Adams - Journal of Accounting and …, 2017 - na-businesspress.com
The concept of free cash flow was first proposed by Jensen (1986) in the context of the
agency problem; however he did not propose a specific calculation for free cash flow. Since …

Stock returns in mergers and acquisitions

D Hackbarth, E Morellec - The Journal of Finance, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This paper develops a real options framework to analyze the behavior of stock returns in
mergers and acquisitions. In this framework, the timing and terms of takeovers are …

Are debt and incentive compensation substitutes in controlling the free cash flow agency problem?

Y Zhang - Financial Management, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the governance implications of a firm's capital structure and
managerial incentive compensation in controlling the free cash flow agency problem. The …

The impact of free cash flow on firm's performance: evidence from Malaysia

EKS Lai, ARA Latiff, OC Keong, TC Qun - … Proceedings of the 26th and 27th …, 2020 - Springer
The objective of this chapter is to investigate the impact of free cash flow (FCF) on a firm's
performance. This research is using the data from 2013 to 2017 from Malaysia and various …

[PDF][PDF] Free cash flow and corporate profitability in emerging economies: Empirical evidence from Vietnam

A Nguyen, T Nguyen - Economics Bulletin, 2018 - accessecon.com
This paper examined the relationship between free cash flow and corporate profitability of
Vietnamese listed firms. Basing on the agency theory of free cash flow, several previous …

Purchasing reserves and commodity market timing as takeover motives in the oil and gas industry

A Ng, H Donker - Energy Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
Can broad factors such as natural resources endowment and global commodity markets
influence corporate takeovers? This paper theorizes that managers are motivated in …

Callable bonds revisited

JC Banko, L Zhou - Financial Management, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In light of the dramatic changes in the callable bond market, we reexamine the determinants
of callable bonds. Using data from 1980‐2003, we find that callable bonds are often issued …

Free cashflow and firm performance: Evidence from sectoral levels for Vietnamese listed firms

LL Hau - … Journal of Advanced Engineering, Management and …, 2017 - neliti.com
Using data of listed firms on Hochiminh Stock Exchange, the study examines the impact of
free cashflowson firm performance of manufacture, trade and real estates sectors. The …

[PDF][PDF] 自由现金流量的代理成本: 理论和证据

胡建平, 干胜道 - 当代财经, 2009 - cfrn.com.cn
胡建平, 干胜道摘要: 由于管理者与股东的目标函数不一致, 当公司存在自由现金流量时,
管理者可能会: 或超额在职消费, 或过度投资, 或闲置. 因管理者为己谋私利的机会主义行为所 …

Do venture capitalists improve the operating performance of IPOs?

HK Chen, W Liang - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper uses rigorous measures of operating performance and a sample extending into
the post 2000 period to reexamine the performance of venture capital (VC) backed initial …