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Equivalent Risk Classes: A Multidimensional Examination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

John D. Martin ,
David F. Scott Jr  and
Robert F. Vandell
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It Is commonplace within the confines of finance literature to explain variations in the firm's residual income stream via the dichotomy of business risk and financial risk. On an ex-post basis the business risk of the enterprise is a direct result of the firm's investment decision and is, thereby, embodied in its asset structure. It follows that the company's cost structure, product demand characteristics, intra-industry competitive position, and managerial talent all affect its business risk posture.

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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1979 , pp. 101 - 118
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1979

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