The Profitability and Equity Financing of Style Groups: 1906-2006

27 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2008

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Kenneth R. French

Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Eugene F. Fama

University of Chicago - Finance

Date Written: July 14, 2008

Abstract

We extend the evidence of Fama and French (1995) on the post-1962 profitability and equity financing of firms in different style groups (small versus big, value versus growth) to 1926-2006. The emphasis is on whether equity-financed investment varies with cashflows and price-to-book ratios in ways that support or violate the pecking order model of Myers (1984) or the Q theory of investment. The long-term perspective from the results for 1926-2006 provides insights into inferences about the pecking order and Q theory drawn from previous work that focuses on shorter, more recent periods.

Keywords: Equity financing, pecking order, Q-theory

JEL Classification: G30, G32, G35

Suggested Citation

French, Kenneth R. and Fama, Eugene F., The Profitability and Equity Financing of Style Groups: 1906-2006 (July 14, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1159846 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1159846

Kenneth R. French

Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business ( email )

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Eugene F. Fama (Contact Author)

University of Chicago - Finance ( email )

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