Abstract
Objectives: This study analyzes the influence of the financial structure of pharmaceutical companies on R&D investment to create a next-generation profit source or develop relatively cost-effective drugs to maximize enterprise value. Methods: The period of the empirical analysis is from 2000 to 2012. Financial statements and comments in general and internal transactions were extracted from TS-2000 of the Korea Listed Company Association (KLCA), and data related to stock price is extracted from KISVALUE-III of NICE Information Service Co., Ltd. Stata 12.0 was used as the statistical package for panel analysis. Results: The current ratio had a positive influence on R&D investment, the debt ratio had a negative influence on R&D investment, and return on investment and net sales growth rate did not have a significant influence on R&D investment. Conclusion: It was found in this study that the higher liquidity ratio, the greater the R&D investment. The stability of pharmaceutical companies has a negative influence on R&D investment. This finding is consistent with the prediction that if a company faces a financial risk, it will be passive in R&D investment due to its financial difficulties.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 302-309 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Oct 1 |
Keywords
- Financial structure
- Panel study
- Pharmaceutical company
- Research and development investment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
