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nr2712012
Zarządzaniefinansamifirm-teoriaipraktyka
ISSN1899-3192
AbdulNafeaAlZararee
PhiladelphiaUniversityofJordan
AbdulrahmanAl-Azzawi
PhiladelphiaUniversityofJordan
THEIMPACTOFFREECASHFLOW
ONMARKETVALUEOFFIRM*
Summary:ThispaperconstitutesanattempttoinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenFree
CashFlowtoEquity(FCFE)andthefirm’smarketvalueofpharmaceuticalsectorofJordan,
byusingvaluationtechnique,whereintheriftbetweentheoryandpracticestillneedstobe
accommodated,takingintoconsiderationtherelationshipofFCFE,NetIncome,NetCapital
Expenditure,WorkingCapitalandDebtPosition.Thepaperusespaneldata,coveringthe
period2004-2010.Thedeterminationofacompany’smarketvalueisadifficultdecisionta-
kingintoaccountseveralantagonisticfactors,suchasriskofdebtandcapitalexpenditure,in
timeswhentheeconomicenvironmentinwhichthecompanyoperatesisunstable.Therefore,
thechoiceamongtheidealequationofFCFtoEquitycanaffectthemarketvalueofafirm,
asmuchasprofitratecan.Theresultsshowthatthemarketvaluesofafirmareassessedby
theFreeCashFlowtoEquity.OurresultsareinaccordancewiththehypothesisthatFCF
toEquityhavesignificantpositiveeffectonstockmarketofafirm.Ourfindingsaddtothe
understandingofthedeterminantsofthemarketvalueoffirmeffectontheFCFEprojected
decision.
Keywords:marketvalue,freecashflow,equity.
1.Introduction
ThedebateofFreeCashFlow(FCF)relationshipwiththemarketvalueofafirmhas
beenthecoreofthefinanceliteratureforthepreviousseveraldecades.Theuseof
FCFforinvestmentdecisionmakingandvaluationiswellenrichedintheoryoffi-
nance;more,FCFisanimportantbutelusiveconceptoftenusedincashflowanaly-
sis.Itisintendedtomeasurethecashavailabletoafirmfordiscretionaryusesafter
makingallrequirementsofcashoutlays.Theconceptiswidelyusedbyanalystsand
inthefinanceliteratureasthebasisformanyvaluationmodels[White,Ceraldetal.
1997].FCFisatermthatreceivedincreasedattentioninthe1990s.FCFisequalto
cashflowfromoperatingactivitiesminuscapitalexpenditures(requiredtomaintain
*ThispaperissupportedbyPhiladelphiaUniversityofJordan.