Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry

We explore the impact on firm value by numerous factors in the energy industry using panel data from 2010 to 2020. The analysis employs different econometric methods, including fixed-effects, random-effects, two-stage least squares, and generalized method of moments. Our main variables of interest a...

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Main Authors: Mirza Muhammad Naseer, Tanveer Bagh, Kainat Iftikhar
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Language:English
Published: Academic Research and Publishing UG 2023-06-01
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description We explore the impact on firm value by numerous factors in the energy industry using panel data from 2010 to 2020. The analysis employs different econometric methods, including fixed-effects, random-effects, two-stage least squares, and generalized method of moments. Our main variables of interest are firm value, firm-level climate change risk, fixed assets, leverage, dividend yield, market capitalization, and assets tangibility. The result suggests that investors are valuing energy firms less due to their exposure to climate change risk. We found that climate change risk, fixed assets, firm leverage, and assets tangibility are negatively related while market capitalization and dividend yield are positively related to firm value. These findings have important implications for energy firms, policymakers, and investors. Energy firms need to consider climate change risk in their investment decisions to maintain their market value, and policymakers should encourage firms to disclose their climate change risk to improve market efficiency. Finally, investors need to incorporate climate change risk in their investment strategies to mitigate potential financial losses.
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spelling doaj-art-e62c1799106b4385b9493886dea23a712025-08-20T03:08:21ZengAcademic Research and Publishing UGFinancial Markets, Institutions and Risks2521-12502521-12422023-06-017211110.61093/fmir.7(2).1-11.2023Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy IndustryMirza Muhammad Naseer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-1927Tanveer Bagh1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9488-7885Kainat Iftikhar2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9896-5868International Business School, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United KingdomSchool of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, ChinaSchool of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, ChinaWe explore the impact on firm value by numerous factors in the energy industry using panel data from 2010 to 2020. The analysis employs different econometric methods, including fixed-effects, random-effects, two-stage least squares, and generalized method of moments. Our main variables of interest are firm value, firm-level climate change risk, fixed assets, leverage, dividend yield, market capitalization, and assets tangibility. The result suggests that investors are valuing energy firms less due to their exposure to climate change risk. We found that climate change risk, fixed assets, firm leverage, and assets tangibility are negatively related while market capitalization and dividend yield are positively related to firm value. These findings have important implications for energy firms, policymakers, and investors. Energy firms need to consider climate change risk in their investment decisions to maintain their market value, and policymakers should encourage firms to disclose their climate change risk to improve market efficiency. Finally, investors need to incorporate climate change risk in their investment strategies to mitigate potential financial losses.https://armgpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FMIR_2_2023_1.pdfclimate change riskfirm valueenergy industryfirm-level climate exposuredividend yield
spellingShingle Mirza Muhammad Naseer
Tanveer Bagh
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Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry
Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks
climate change risk
firm value
energy industry
firm-level climate exposure
dividend yield
title Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry
title_full Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry
title_fullStr Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry
title_full_unstemmed Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry
title_short Firm’s Climate Change Risk and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of the Energy Industry
title_sort firm s climate change risk and firm value an empirical analysis of the energy industry
topic climate change risk
firm value
energy industry
firm-level climate exposure
dividend yield
url https://armgpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FMIR_2_2023_1.pdf
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