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Corporate brand value and cash holdings
Journal of Brand Management ( IF 4.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-02 , DOI: 10.1057/s41262-020-00188-5
Neeraj Bharadwaj , Dominique M. Hanssens , Ramesh K. S. Rao

This research devotes theoretical and empirical attention to the understudied relationship between corporate brand value and cash holdings. We draw on existing firm valuation theorizing at the marketing–finance interface to propose that branding can alter the probability distribution of the firm’s revenues, lower potential operating shortfalls (negative operating earnings), and thereby reduce the firm’s cash holdings. The negative corporate brand value–cash holdings relationship is empirically tested using Brand Finance’s brand valuation metric as the predictor. Based on a pooled cross-section time-series design of up to 115 firms across 10 years, we find: that (1) support for the predicted negative association between brand value and cash holdings and (2) that the long-term cash holdings elasticity of brand value is between − 0.16 and − 0.22. Interestingly, these results are not replicated when using a traditional consumer-based brand equity measure. This study informs the debate on whether and how brand assets can impact firm cash holdings, reaffirms that results are sensitive to the operationalization of brand assets, and recognizes a new role for brands—as a “downside risk” (not variance) management tool for the top management team. An overarching implication of this research is that brands should be viewed as a firm-wide strategic asset with a sphere of influence that transcends the marketing function.

中文翻译:

企业品牌价值和现金持有量

本研究对企业品牌价值与现金持有量之间的关系进行了理论和实证研究。我们利用营销-财务界面上现有的公司估值理论,提出品牌化可以改变公司收入的概率分布,降低潜在的经营亏损(负经营收益),从而减少公司的现金持有量。使用 Brand Finance 的品牌估值指标作为预测指标,对负的企业品牌价值 - 现金持有关系进行了实证检验。基于 10 年中多达 115 家公司的汇总横截面时间序列设计,我们发现:(1) 支持品牌价值与现金持有量之间的预测负相关,以及 (2) 长期现金持有量品牌价值的弹性介于 - 0.16 和 - 0.22 之间。有趣的是,当使用传统的基于消费者的品牌资产衡量标准时,这些结果并没有被复制。这项研究为关于品牌资产是否以及如何影响公司现金持有量的辩论提供了信息,重申结果对品牌资产的运营很敏感,并认识到品牌的新角色——作为“下行风险”(而非差异)管理工具最高管理团队。这项研究的一个总体含义是,品牌应该被视为一种公司范围的战略资产,其影响范围超越了营销职能。并认识到品牌的新角色——作为高层管理团队的“下行风险”(而非差异)管理工具。这项研究的一个总体含义是,品牌应该被视为一种公司范围的战略资产,其影响范围超越了营销职能。并认识到品牌的新角色——作为高层管理团队的“下行风险”(而非差异)管理工具。这项研究的一个总体含义是,品牌应该被视为一种公司范围的战略资产,其影响范围超越了营销职能。
更新日期:2020-03-02
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