The impact of agency cost on firm value: A comparison between private and privatized firms listed on Ho Chi Minh stock exchange
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the impact of agency cost (proxies are asset turnover ratio and general and administrative expense ratio) on firm value (proxy is Tobin’s Q) of 100 companies listed in Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) during the 9 year period from 2006 to 2014, and the difference of agency cost between privatized firms (state-owned companies privatized and currently dominated by state ownership) and private firms (only private ownership). The research findings showed that agency cost and state ownership impact on firm value negatively and significantly, while growth opportunity has a positive impact on firm value significantly.
Key words: Agency Cost, Firm Value, Privatized Firms, HOSE.