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Cash holdings in SMEs: speed of adjustment, growth and financing

verfasst von: Cristina Martínez-Sola, Pedro J. García-Teruel, Pedro Martínez-Solano

Erschienen in: Small Business Economics | Ausgabe 4/2018

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This paper studies the effect of growth opportunities, financial constraints and financial distress on the speed of adjustment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to their target cash holdings. We use a sample of Spanish SMEs from the period of 1998 to 2012. The results support the existence of a target cash holding level to which small firms attempt to converge. Additionally, consistent with the precautionary motive for cash holdings, the results show that SMEs with greater growth opportunities adjust more quickly to their target cash holding level to preserve their financial flexibility and to be able to take advantage of profitable investment opportunities when they arise. Moreover, for SMEs in financial difficulties, the adjustment speed of cash is higher to avoid financial distress costs. Finally, we observe a faster speed of adjustment for cash holding in the crisis period for all firms, as a possible response to the credit restrictions faced by SMEs.

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The agency problems associated with debt are most significant in SMEs (Berger and Udell 2003).

According to the Additional Provision One of the Spanish Audit Law, 22/2015, of July 20, companies that exceed two of the following thresholds are not authorized to present abridged financial statements and, therefore, are obliged to audit their accounts: annual revenue of 5,700,000 €, total assets of 2,850,000 € and an average of 50 employees over the year, for two consecutive years.

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The coefficient δ₀ for high sales growth firms will be the sum between the coefficient of lagged cash (CASH_it − 1) and the interaction with the dummy variable (CASH_it − 1 × DHIGHGROWTH_it). However, the coefficient δ₀ for the group of firms with lower sales growth will be determined by CASH_it − 1. Note that the adjustment speed (γ) is determined by 1 minus δ_0.

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Titel: Cash holdings in SMEs: speed of adjustment, growth and financing
verfasst von: Cristina Martínez-Sola
Pedro J. García-Teruel
Pedro Martínez-Solano
Publikationsdatum: 12.02.2018
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-9990-y

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