Corporate Diversification and Risk Management : Methodological Approach

The purpose of this study is to explore empirically the link between corporate diversification and magnitude of risk through the channel of Cash Flow-at-Risk models (C-FaR). The Cash-Flow-at-Risk models (C-FaR) where constructs tailored cash flows distributions for diversified firms for a specific horizons. The empirical evidence indicates that diversified firms have smaller the C-FaR than non-diversified firms and cash flow distributions have become more volatile for related diversification firms than unrelated those. Thus in this sense, the results are consistent with those firms in the benefits of the combined fortunes of all the diversified firm's operating units