PRODUCTIVITY AND STOCK PRICE REACTION TO SPIN-OFF DECISION

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M. Manojj , Mridula Sahay ORCID logo

https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv13i1c2p7

Abstract

In corporate governance, spinoff decision is made either to focus on a specific area of business or to get rid of businesses with low profit margin. Separation of some management assets for a better management of existing assets referred to as a spin off. The spun off or subsidiary company is formed by issuing new shares to the existing shareholders while losing some original or parent company shares. By doing so, shareholders’ value might be lost. With a sample of 65 companies spun off since 2009, this paper analyse the stock price movements of the spun off and the parent company and productivity in terms of turnover of the spun off company. From the analysis, there has been an increase in both productivity and stock price. This paper also emphasizes how corporate governance in spin off decisions can protect shareholders’ value.

Keywords: Spin Off, Turnover, Stock Price, Corporate Governance, Shareholders

How to cite this paper: Manojj, M., Sahay, M. (2015). Productivity and stock price reaction to spin-off decision. Corporate Ownership & Control, 13(1-2), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv13i1c2p7