Firm-level investment paths are commonly characterised by periods of low or zero investment punctuated by large investment ‘spikes’. We document that such spikes are important for understanding firm and aggregate level investment in the UK. We show that annual variation in aggregate...

This paper analyzes whether the financial distress of a firm affects the investment decisions of non-distressed competitors. On average, firms in distress impose indirect costs to non-distressed competitors by increasing costs of credit in the industry and hence restricting credit access and...

Using internal data of a leasing company in Germany, we examine the determinants of the probability and use of leasing by small firms. We find that small and young firms are likely to be constrained on the leasing market but use leasing to increase their debt capacity. Beyond contract- and...

The International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board are working together to require that the present value of future lease payments for most leases currently classified as operating leases be recorded on lessees' balance sheets as both an asset and a...

Financial leasing is prevalent in LNG projects. Actually, in many LNG infrastructure projects, leasing is the only option for oil companies. A common approach in such settings is to treat financial leasing costs as operating cost and discount with the firm's weighted average cost of capital...

The main objective of this study is to determine a lease agreement to finance an investment project and a solution for managing credit risk. This study investigates three types of contingent leases to reduce the costs associated with bankruptcy and compensate for the lessor's position. A leasing...

Firms make extensive use of operating leases, but unlike other types of debt, their balance sheet value is set by the firm. Using novel information on operating leases from new reporting requirements (ASC 842) we examine firm behavior in valuing these leases, specifically, discount rate choices....

This work makes a comparative analysis of the evaluation of an investment project, considering two approaches, one with cash flows at constant prices and the other at current prices. The goal is to determine which of these two approaches is best for project evaluation to make the right...

The purpose of this article is to outline various cost-benefit financial evaluation methods for use in project appraisal with regard to private capital investment projects with the inclusion of uncertainty and risk allowance factors in determining the net expected financial return from a given...