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Majority and Minority Ownership of Publicly‐Traded Firms: A Test of the Value of Control Using Market Multiples
Author(s) -
Graham Jr Roger C.,
Lefanowicz Craig E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of business finance and accounting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.282
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1468-5957
pISSN - 0306-686X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5957.00252
Subject(s) - shareholder , valuation (finance) , business , market value , enterprise value , net asset value , net income , sample (material) , discounting , asset (computer security) , accounting , monetary economics , finance , economics , corporate governance , chemistry , computer security , chromatography , computer science
Publicly‐traded companies that are controlled by other publicly‐traded companies provide a unique setting in which to test whether the market values of majority and minority ownership interests are proportionate to their ownership percentages. Test results indicate that the value of subsidiary net assets and net income are greater to majority shareholders than to minority shareholders. However, comparison of asset and income valuation with a sample of diffusely‐held firms indicates that this valuation asymmetry is not due to a wealth transfer from the minority to the majority owners but to a discounting of the portion of the subsidiary owned by the minority shareholders.