关键词:预期通货膨胀;资产结构;经营业绩
Abstract
In order to exploit the impact of expected inflation on the asset structure of
corporate. Due to changes in macroeconomic necessarily reflect on the microscopic
behavior of the individual, in-depth study of micro-enterprises will help us to better
understand the effects of inflation, also to help businesses operators to better respond
to fluctuations in inflation. This paper use the asset structure as a starting point to
study fluctuation of expected inflation which affecting the microstructure of the
enterprises’ behavior. In this paper, empirical research and normative research
combined, we emphasis on empirical research methods and analysis. Research results
suggest that when we expect high inflation, we tend to hold more operating assets and
less financial assets. In contrast, if we expect low inflation, we tend to hold less
operating assets and more financial assets. Non-state-owned enterprises reflect more
clearly on expected inflation, which reflected in changing of financial assets. The
company who initiative to adjust the asset structure will have better performance in
future (The initiative is to increase the operating assets). When we expected inflation
rate is higher, non-financial constraint companies will have higher level of financial
assets than financial constraint companies. Expected inflation and capital structure
effect asset structure. There is a complementarity between expected inflation and asset
structure. Expected inflation and corporate earnings ability combined effect of the
asset structure, so there is alternative relationship between expected inflation and
corporate profitability. We have endogenous test between expected inflation and
assets structure. This study attempts to put the expected inflation and asset structure
into macroeconomic and the behavior of micro-enterprises framework, not only
dominancing the impact of corporate’ behavior of inflation, but also expanding the
research of enterprise asset restructure. Thus for the enterprise operators to better cope
with the impact of inflation volatility, improving business performance and even
improving the balance sheet provide a useful reference.
Key Words: Expected inflation; Asset structure; Operating performance