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Revisiting the Drivers of Firm Value; An Empirical Investigation on Manufacturing Firms

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  • Ajaya Kumar Panda
  • Swagatika Nanda
  • Apoorva Hegde
  • Rashmi Ranjan Paital

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The study aims to ascertain the key determinants of firm value and to analyze the contribution of each determinant at different percentiles of the probability distribution of firm value for 1,592 firms across eight major Indian manufacturing firms. The sample consists of data from 2009 to 2020 and studies the variables such as enterprise value, effective tax rate, firm size, profitability, firms’ growth rate, financial leverage, asset tangibility, and non-debt tax shield. The study employed, linear, non-linear, and non-parametric panel regression models. Quantile regression models are further used to decompose the determinants at various quantiles of firm value. Several diagnostic tests such as Breusch–Pagan, White’s Test, and Sargan Test are used to ensure robust estimates. The results obtained from this study show the presence of a concave relationship between firm value with firm size, financial leverage, and non-debt tax shield. Effective tax rates and inflation rates substantially and positively affect the value of firms in higher percentiles. The capital structure is found to significantly and positively affect the value of firms in the lower percentile. The profitability is also found to contribute to the value of firms across all the quantiles, whereas sales growth fails to strongly drive the value.

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  • Ajaya Kumar Panda & Swagatika Nanda & Apoorva Hegde & Rashmi Ranjan Paital, 2024. "Revisiting the Drivers of Firm Value; An Empirical Investigation on Manufacturing Firms," Business Perspectives and Research, , vol. 12(3), pages 382-399, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:busper:v:12:y:2024:i:3:p:382-399
    DOI: 10.1177/22785337221148549
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