Corporate Restructuring: Firm Characteristics and Performance

School of Business Management
Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E
Malaysia


School of Business Management
Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E
Malaysia

norazlan@ukm.my

School of Business Management
Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E
Malaysia


Abstract

Theoretically, corporate restructuring is meant to remove firms’ operating and financial constraints and improve firms performance. However, corporate restructuring announcement might be interpreted differently by the market. Using event-study method, this study examines the impact of corporate restructuring announcements made by selected firms on their stock prices. Overall, the effect of the restructuring announcements, made by these companies on stock prices was significant while the average two years of return on total assets and return on operating cash flow in the post restructuring period were mixed. Evidence also indicates that debt reduction, refocusing and alignment of interest between management and shareholders through board of directors’ ownership do not constitute the main focus for some finns in the post restructuring period.

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Mat Nor, F., Alias, N. A., & Yaacob, M. H. (2008). Corporate Restructuring: Firm Characteristics and Performance. Jurnal Pengurusan, 27, 129–141.

@article{matnor2008corporate,
  title={Corporate Restructuring: Firm Characteristics and Performance},
  author={Mat Nor, Fauzias and Alias, Norazlan and Yaacob, Mohd Hasimi},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={27},
  number={},
  pages={129—141},
  year={2008},
  doi={},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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