This paper explores the link between a firm's non-cancellable operating lease commitments and stock returns. Firms with more operating lease commitments earn a significant premium over firms with fewer commitments, and this premium is countercyclical. Non-cancellable operating lease payments represent a major claim on a firm's cash flows. Firms with high levels of operating leases have higher cash flow sensitivity to aggregate shocks and hence higher operating leverage. The relationship between operating leases and stock returns is stronger in small firms than in big firms.
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Knox Sch Accountancy, Hull Coll Business, Augusta, GA 30904 USAUniv Southern Mississippi, Dept Finance Real Estate & Business Law, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA
Park, Sang Hyun
Dugan, Michael T.
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Knox Sch Accountancy, Hull Coll Business, Augusta, GA 30904 USAUniv Southern Mississippi, Dept Finance Real Estate & Business Law, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA
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Univ Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, MalaysiaUniv Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia
Zia ul Haq, Hafiz Muhammad
Shafiq, Muhammad Sohail
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Univ Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, MalaysiaUniv Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia
Shafiq, Muhammad Sohail
Kashif, Muhammad
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Nord Univ, Business Sch, Univ Alleen 11, N-8026 Bodo, NorwayUniv Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia
Kashif, Muhammad
Ameer, Saba
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Univ Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia
COMSATS Univ, Dept Management Sci, Islamabad 45550, PakistanUniv Malaysia Terengganu, Fac Business Econ & Social Dev, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia