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Corporate sector cash holding – optimal levels, macro context, or external shocks? Cover

Corporate sector cash holding – optimal levels, macro context, or external shocks?

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|Dec 2023

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

MEAN-CR and MEDIAN-CR in Poland, 2004–2020

YearMEAN-CR (%)MEDIAN-CR (%)
20049.15.1
20059.96.0
200610.76.5
200711.36.3
200810.05.5
20098.15.1
20108.35.1
20117.54.2
20127.14.1
20137.33.6
20147.73.8
20158.23.9
20168.13.7
20178.64.3
20188.94.1
20199.14.0
202010.75.3
Average8.74.7

1 Source: Own calculations.

Figure 1.

CR (MEAN-CR) for Poland’s public companies over 1Q2004–1Q2021.

Source: Own calculations.

Figure 2.

MEAN-CR and MEDIAN-CR for Poland’s public companies over 2004–2020.

Source: Own calculations.

Table 2.

Time regression models

MEAN-CRMEDIAN-CR
DUMMY COVID0.0245***
(2.60)
0.0172***
(3.50)
DUMMY PRE-GFC0.0224***
(3.47)
0.0122***
(3.62)
TIME–0.0006
(–1.03)
–0,0001
(–0.24)
–0.0012***
(–3.39)
–0.0010***
(–3.59)
R20.06570.65420.43380.8286

1 Source: Own calculations.

Figure 3.

MEAN-CR for Poland’s public companies and GDP over 2004. GDP (right-hand axis).

Source: Own calculations.

Figure 4.

MEAN-CR = f(GDP) for Poland’s public companies: 1Q 2004–4Q2019.

Source: Own calculations.

Table 3.

CR = f(GDP, TIME, DUMMIES) for Poland’s public companies 2004–2020

MEAN-CR(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
GDP0.5994***
(4.50)
0.5994***
(4.50)
0.5498***
(4.64)
0.5498***
(4.64)
0.4041***
(3.74)
0.4155***
(3.76)
DUMMY COVID0.0597***
(4.88)
0.0640***
(5.89)
0.0495***
(5.40)
0.0525***
(5.26)
DUMMY PRE-GFC0.0159***
(3.80)
0.0135**
(2.64)
TIME–0.0009**
(-2.31)
–0.0009**
(–2.31)
–0,0003
(–0.82)
R20.59140.64650.71010.74920.83250.8414
MEDIAN-CR(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
GDP0.3332**
(2.43)
0.3332**
(2.43)
0.2520***
(3.35)
0.2520***
(3.35)
0.1274
(1.17)
0.1666**
(2.38)
DUMMY COVID0.0288**
(2.28)
0.0357***
(5.18)
0.0180*
(1.96)
0.0284***
(4.49)
DUMMY PRE-GFC0.0168***
(3.98)
0.0086**
(2.65)
TIME–0.0015***
(–5.94)
–0.0015***
(–5.94)
–0,0011***
(–4.45)
R20.29610.31450.81070.81560.69130.8836

1 Source: Own calculations.

Table 4.

CRt = f(CRt-1, GDP, TIME) for Poland’s public companies 2004–2020

MEAN-CRMEDIAN-CR
CR-10.8315***
(4.58)
0.5553***
(4.28)
0.3895**
(2.38)
0.8128***
(5.10)
0.8318***
(7.22)
0.3146
(1.76)
GDP0.2507**
(2.29)
0.3036**
(2.80)
–0.0053
(–0.07)
0.1228*
(1.85)
GDP + 10.2620**
(2.84)
0.2371**
(2.69)
0.2416***
(3.71)
0.1698***
(3.30)
TIME–0.0007
(–1.52)
–0.0012***
(–3.23)
R20.59920.88530.90870.64970.90440.9560

1 Source: Own calculations.

Figure 5.

CRs for U.S. companies over 1983–2000. MEAN-CR (right-hand axis).

Source: Own calculations based on data from Bates et al. [2009].

Table 5.

Regression models for the U.S. companies 1980–2006

MEAN-CRMEDIAN-CR
GDP0.1555
(1.11)
0.1006
(0.72)
0.0206
(0.14)
–0.1819
(–1.25)
GDP+10.2632*
(1.76)
0.2871*
(1.99)
0.1854
(1.34)
0.1033
(0.93)
GDP-1–0.2466*
(-1.90)
–0.2612**
(–2.06)
–0.2165**
(–2.07)
–0.2598**
(–2.52)
Time0.0046***
(14.30)
0.0045***
(14.08)
0.0045***
(13.57)
0.0045***
(13.99)
0.0025**
(2.65)
0.0022**
(2.49)
0.0007*
(1.69)
0.0008*
(1.92)
CR-10.4689**
(2.35)
0.5421***
(2.97)
0.8931***
(6.63)
0.8555***
(6.53)
R20.89100.89630.89950.89710.91880.91050.89340.8775

1 Source: Own calculations.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 (formerly 2299-9701) | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 297 - 314
Submitted on: Jul 14, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 14, 2023
Published on: Dec 31, 2023
Published by: SGH Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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