This paper estimates some of the parameters of the Schwartz and Moon (2001)) model using cross-sectional data. Stochastic costs, future financing, capital expenditures and depreciation are taken into account. Some special conditions are also set: the speed of adjustment parameters are equal; the...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a topic which has recently been attracting an increasing amount of attention with respect to corporate operations, and shareholder proposals on CSR are also one of the main types of proposals at firms’ annual shareholder meetings. However, even though...

The purpose of the study is the analysis of the relationship between the par value (also known as nominal value or face value) and the parameters influencing a company's financing. Additionally, the utility of the par value as a manipulation tool for equity offerings is examined. The study is...

The article examines the market valuation approach using industry market multiples as this method has recently attracted increasing interest from appraisers. It investigates whether constructing one’s own industry market multiples for company valuation which are based on a market approach...

In this paper, we analyse the relationship between the distribution of ownership and firm value in the presence of multiple blockholders. In recent years, the topic has attracted the attention of many scholars. Yet, the empirical evidence on the relationship between the distribution of ownership...

Young, high growth internet/online companies are an attractive topic for market analysts and hot shots of Initial Private Offerings. At the same time, it is very complicated to provide a robust valuation for such companies, as shown by often unpredictable paths of share prices, resulting in the...

This paper focuses on an analysis of the mandatory disclosure of goodwill impairment information in compliance with the international accounting standard IAS 36. The international financial reporting standards require a wide range of disclosed information concerning the goodwill impairment such...