英文摘要 |
Financial distress causes the investors and business companies of the distressed firms to suffer losses. Typically, previous studies focused on the capital structure, operating performance and ownership structure in examining the causes of financial distress. However, we argue that collateralized shares also raise the possibility of financial distress. In this paper, we investigate 34 firms in distress during the period of Asia Financial Crisis. We find that collateralized shares significantly depend on the industry factor. Furthermore, we also find that the higher the proportion of shares collateralized, the poorer the operating performance and thus the higher the possibility of financial distress. Knowing the effect of collateralized shares on the prediction of financial distress, we can grasp the causes for financial distress in more detail. |