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Cash‐holding Benefits and Their Influence on Seasoned Equity Offering Decisions

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  • Ebrahim Bazrafshan

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This study investigates the cash‐holding motivations of issuers with excess cash. It aims to explain why these issuers choose to accumulate even more cash through stock issuances rather than utilize their existing surplus. I assess three competing cash‐holding motivation hypotheses: whether issuers raise cash: (i) to fund the needs of future growth opportunities; (ii) for precautionary reasons; or (iii) to misuse it to maximize managerial benefits. I identify 480 issuers with pro‐forma excess cash surpassing the seasoned equity offering size by considering a dataset of 3,438 issuers from 1996 to 2018. Results reveal that these issuers have stronger funding needs, and precautionary and agency‐driven spending motivations, with precautionary reasons being the most dominant motivation. The results suggest that the benefits of cash‐holding could motivate stock issuances.

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  • Ebrahim Bazrafshan, 2026. "Cash‐holding Benefits and Their Influence on Seasoned Equity Offering Decisions," Abacus, Accounting Foundation, University of Sydney, vol. 62(2), pages 647-672, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:abacus:v:62:y:2026:i:2:p:647-672
    DOI: 10.1111/abac.12368
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