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Effect of Free Float Ratio on the Behavior of Shares Valuation in Companies Listed in Latin American Capital Market

In: Firm Value - Theory and Empirical Evidence

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  • Leticia Tolosa
  • Maria Claudia Nicolas

Abstract

Free float is generally defined as the number of outstanding shares minus the number of shares that are restricted from trading. This restriction comes from the fact that these shares belong strategic investors who do not usually negotiate their holdings. The ownership structure of the capital of each company can condition share's prices and trading volume. The objective of this chapter is to identify if there is a relationship between floating capital ratio and volumes operated, volatility of prices and performance of the shares. The data analyzed correspond to Latin American companies listed in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia at the end of 2016. The applied statistical methodology is a simple linear regression. As a result of the study, it is observed that, in Peru and Colombia, greater floating capital affects the equity' retorn in the market. The contribution of this research is the analysis of the free float impact on the explained variables in stock markets of Latin American countries. This study presents two limitations; the use of data from a cross-sectional sample and the number of companies that formed the sample.

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  • Leticia Tolosa & Maria Claudia Nicolas, 2018. "Effect of Free Float Ratio on the Behavior of Shares Valuation in Companies Listed in Latin American Capital Market," Chapters, in: Paolo Saona Hoffmann (ed.), Firm Value - Theory and Empirical Evidence, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:142560
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.76421
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    1. Maria Aluchna & Tomasz Kuszewski, 2021. "Do Financial Investors Mitigate Agency Problems? Evidence from an Emerging Market," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2), pages 872-888.

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    Keywords

    free float; annual returns; traded volume; volatility; linear regression;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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