This paper examines the motives of 46 Korean firms to revalue their assets and the effects of their asset revalution decision on stock prices for the period of 1987-1992.
The results show that firms revalue their assets to improve financial position...
This paper examines the motives of 46 Korean firms to revalue their assets and the effects of their asset revalution decision on stock prices for the period of 1987-1992.
The results show that firms revalue their assets to improve financial position(measured by equity-to-total asset ratio) as well as to exapnd dividend pool by increasing owner's equity, which is permitted under the Asset Revalution Law in Korea.
Upward stock price movement in the cumulative average residuals prior to the announcement date is observed, and the price movement is closely correlated with firms' current financial position as well as the size of their dividend pool.
Fron the analysis it is concluded that the asset revalution system is utilized primarily to improve firms' financial position, which can not be the main purpose of the Asset Revalution Law.