Journal of Banking & Finance Vol. 24 No. 9 2000
Diversification and the value of internal capital markets: The case of tracking stock
Abstract
Diversified firms trade at a discount relative to comparable portfolios of stand-alone firms. One explanation is that these firms have inefficient internal capital markets. We examine the link between firm value and the value of internal capital markets using a new form of corporate restructuring called tracking stock. We present a model that illustrates that the announcement effect of a tracking stock equity restructuring conveys information about the market’s assessment of the value of a firm’s internal capital market. We develop a measure of the profitability of the internal capital market, and we find a strong positive relation between it and tracking stock announcement effects, a finding consistent with our model.
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0378-4266(99)00089-8
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1457-1490
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref bibtex:phds-export.bib