Submitted by Daniel Bittar (danielbittar82@yahoo.com.br) on 2010-08-04T14:14:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Daniel Bittar Definitiva.pdf: 202059 bytes, checksum: 48a1d002cecf496323f3b8b3e1eb3e31 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vitor Souza(vitor.souza@fgv.br) on 2010-08-04T14:28:33Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Daniel Bittar Definitiva.pdf: 202059 bytes, checksum: 48a1d002cecf496323f3b8b3e1eb3e31 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2010-08-04T18:03:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Daniel Bittar Definitiva.pdf: 202059 bytes, checksum: 48a1d002cecf496323f3b8b3e1eb3e31 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-31 / This paper proposes through the principles of Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing measure the impact of the level of liquidity of the companies on the expected return of brazilian equities. The basic assumption of this relationship is that the cash position represents a type of risk not captured by other variables. To estimate this risk will be used a multifactor model. The basic model used is the three-factor model of Fama and French, adapted for the inclusion of the cash variable. From the database, it will attempt to estimate the sensitivity of the expected return of brazilian stocks to cash factor. / Este trabalho busca, através dos princípios de Finanças Corporativas e de Apreçamento de Ativos, mensurar o impacto do nível de liquidez das companhias na expectativa de retorno das ações no mercado acionário brasileiro. O pressuposto básico dessa relação é que a posição de caixa representa um tipo de risco não capturado por outras variáveis. Para mensurar esse risco, será utilizada a modelagem de fatores para apreçamento de ativos. O modelo básico utilizado será o de três fatores de Fama e French, adaptado para a inclusão da variável caixa. A partir da base de dados, se tentará estimar a sensibilidade do retorno esperado das ações brasileiras ao fator caixa.

This paper addresses the problem of a failing net debt approach; deposited funds rarely compensate the cost of debt. Venturing into operational credit facilities, the study evaluates the efficiency and feasibility of transitioning into fully cash-free liquidity management. The study takes a holistic approach and evaluates the research questions from the perspective of management through case studies on four smaller Swedish industrial firms. The study finds that there is substantial potential to free up capital; return on equity could have been boosted by an annual 5-10 percent including substantial one-off distributions. The study also concludes that Agency reasons are strong reasons for why firms are carrying material cash reserves. Through qualitative interviews, the study identifies several additional, but not less important, obstacles in the way of a full out cash-free transition. Most significantly, the financial system is not offering fully committed long term operational credit facilities and operating across different jurisdictions complicates the consolidation of liquidity. The study concludes that the matter would not have vast negative implications on real business activities, although further research would be required in regard to an extended debt overhang problem. / Uppsatsen kretsar kring den fallerande logiken med begreppet nettoskuld; tillgodohavanden på bank genererar sällan upp för kostnaden relaterad till motsvarande skuld. Med utgångspunkt i operationella kreditstrukturer utvärderas möjliga effektivitetsvinster och genomförbarheten av en fullständig övergång till kassa-fri likviditetshantering. Studien har ett holistiskt angreppssätt och utvärderar frågeställningarna från ett management-perspektiv genom fallstudier på fyra mindre svenska industriella bolag. Studien finner betydande möjligheter att frigöra kapital; årliga avkastningen på eget kapital hade kunnat öka med 5–10 procent och betydande engångsutdelningar hade varit möjliga. Studien finner vidare att agentteorin är en stark anledning till att bolag bär betydande kassapositioner. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer identifierar studien ytterligare, men ej desto mindre betydande, hinder för en kassa-fri övergång. Mest betydelsefullt, är att nuvarande finansiella system inte erbjuder för syftet fullgoda kreditstrukturer, samt det faktum att företag med verksamhet över olika jurisdiktioner upplever juridiska svårigheter med att konsolidera likviditet. Studien drar slutsatsen att en övergång inte skulle medföra betydande negativa konsekvenser för den operativa affärsverksamheten, men identifierar samtidigt att ytterligare studier skulle vara nödvändiga framförallt kring hur finansiella incitament kopplade till agent-teorins ’debt overhang’ skulle förändras vill en övergång till en fullt garanterad operationell kreditstruktur.