Does the Stock Market Underreact to R&D Increases?
Publication Date
4-22-2006
Abstract
We examine a sample of 8,313 cases, between 1951 and 2001, where firms unexpectedly increase their research and development expenditures (R&D) by a significant amount. We find consistent evidence that our sample firms are undervalued following their R&D increases as manifested in the significantly positive long-term stock returns that our sample firms' shareholders experience. We also find consistent evidence that our sample firms have significantly positive long-term abnormal operating performance following their R&D increases. Our findings suggest that R&D increases are beneficial investments, and that the market is slow to recognize the extent of this benefit (consistent with investor underreaction).
Document Type
Article
Keywords
R&D, market efficiency, operating performance
Disciplines
Finance
Source
SMU Cox: Finance (Topic)
Language
English
