Title: A cash flow distribution model: empirical analysis of Spanish firms

Authors: Mariano Gonzalez-Sanchez, Ana I. Mateos-Ansotegui

Addresses: Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Luis Vives, 1. 46115 Alfara del Patriarca, Spain. ' Departamento de Economia, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, C/Carmelitas 1, 03203 Elche, Alicante, Spain

Abstract: Different ways of estimating the cash flow generated by a firm can be found in finance literature. These methods generally are based on the estimation of the flows in question, as well as on the analysis of the components involved in the calculation. We present an estimation of a static model of cash flow, in which the main objective is to study how the uses of cash flow generated by a firm are distributed and which variables affect that distribution. Given the fact that firm size is a crucial variable in addressing this question, we build a theoretical cash flow distribution model based on this size and, later, contrast it with a sample of Spanish firms.

Keywords: capital cash flow; free cash flow; outflows; panel data; size; Spain; cash flow distribution; modelling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAAPE.2008.020841

International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 2008 Vol.5 No.2, pp.107 - 137

Published online: 17 Oct 2008 *

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