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Implications of captive financing companies on the financial structure of car manufacturers

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This paper studies captive finance companies in the automotive industry to draw conclusions on the implications they have on the consolidated entity’s financial structure and risk profile. For the analysis key variables will be used to determine the similarity of captive finance companies with banks and subsequently the Altman Z’-score will be used as an accounting data based measure of risk. The results of the analysis are ambiguous and do not confirm a direct and generalisable relationship between the impact of captive finance companies and the business risk of a consolidated group.
Esta tese disserta sobre captive finance companies (subsidiárias financeiras), no sector automóvel, com o objectivo de retirar conclusões sobre os efeitos destas entidades sobre o perfil de risco e a estrutura financeira na empresa consolidada. Para a análise foram utilizadas variáveis chave para determinar a simiralidade entre captive finance companies e bancos utilizando o Altman Z´score como base para análise de dados contabilisticos para medir o risco financeiro. Os resultados da análise são ambíguos e não comprovam de forma directa e generalizável uma relação entre o impacto de actividades de captive finance companies e o risco de negócio do grupo consolidado.

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