In this study, pooled time-series, cross-sectional data on 110 Australian companies over the period 1992-1998 is employed to examine whether EVA® is more highly associated with stock returns than conventional accounting-based measures: namely, earnings before extraordinary items, net cash flow...

The study attempts to examine the impact of merger events on the stock price behavior of acquirer as well as the target shareholders in the Indian banking industry. OLS Market Model and Constant Market Model were applied to study a sample of (17) merger announcements both by Private and Public...

Economic Value Added (EVA) is a value based performance measure that gives importance on value creation by the management for the owners. Profit maximization as a concept is age-old, wealth maximization is matured and value maximization is today's wisdom. Stern Stewart's EVA raises storm in...

We investigate the valuation effects of German firms targeted by hedge funds and by private equity investors. We argue that both types of investors differ from other blockholders by their strong motivation and ability to actively engage and reduce agency costs. Consequently, we find positive...

The paper analyzes the value creation drivers and operational alpha in private equity based on the proprietary data. The paper provides empirical evidence that operational improvements are the key to successful generation of value for investors

Economic Value Added (EVA) has received a lot of recognition as a measure of shareholder value creation. While the measure has been widely used for the purpose all over the world, many research studies have appeared to examine variety of issues related to EVA. An attempt has been made in this...

This paper reviews some of the causes of global warming and its consequences, and identifies Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM) as one of the most effective ways to reduce pollution and waste, which represent incomplete and ineffective utilization of resources or inefficient conversion...

Only 25 companies out of 136 had negative return in January-September 2009 (133 in 2008). The 136 companies created value in January-September 2009 (64 billion euros), but destroyed value in 2008 (420 billion euros) and in 2007 (17 billion euros). The average return of the 136 companies was 24%...

Based on the two-valued metrics of financial performance, i.e., Economic Value Added (EVA) and Market Value Added (MVA), the current exploratory study attempts to investigate the wealth creating capabilities of India's most valuable companies. By computing these two measures for a sample of 104...