Growth opportunities

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between growth opportunities, risks, and relative changes in the Company's cash assets. This study is a literature study and analysis was based on an analysis of panel data. In this study, a financial data of 112 companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period 2009 to 2014 have been reviewed. The results in relation to the first hypothesis of the present study suggest that between growth opportunities and significant relationship of changes in cash holdings is straight forward. Also according to the analysis done in relation to the second hypothesis, we determined that between now and the risk of changes in cash holdings is an inverse relationship.

When evaluating companies and investment plans, most analysts use a discount rate that is derived from CAPM models. The beta in these models usually represent risks and opportunities of the relative industry, with almost no attention to the risks that are already included in the beta. This ignorance in risk measurement could ultimately impair shareholders value. What makes things critical is that by adjusting risks and opportunities in beta, the result of investment plans and company valuation could be much different. In this paper we use 1 to 10 years of monthly return data for all industries of Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse and suggest an adjusted beta for each industry which is stripped of the dazzling effects of the debts and growth opportunities. We separately account for breaking down beta into beta of growth opportunities and beta of existing assets for each industry in various timelines between 1 to 10 years. Our results showed that the beta of growth opportunities is bigger than the beta of assets for almost all industries. The mentioned betas can make a big difference in cost of capital and we suggest using them when evaluating investment plans, development plans, valuation of companies and even start-ups.