Where Beta Going - Case in Viet Nam Commercial Electric Industry During Post-Low Inflation Period 2015-2017
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Risk Management, Asset Beta, Financial Crisis, Commercial Electric Industry, PolicyAbstract
The Vietnamese economy and commercial electric industry have gained lots of achievements after the financial crisis of 2007-2011, until they reached a low inflation rate of 0.6% in 2015. Software companies face challenges in expanding the Vietnam market, such as pricing policy and supporting services, etc. This paper measures the volatility of market risk in the Vietnamese electric industry after this period (2015-2017). The main reason is the vital role of the software company group in Vietnam in the economic development and growth in recent years, which always goes with risk potential and risk control policies. This research paper aims to figure out how much increase or decrease in the market risk of Vietnamese commercial electric firms during the post-low inflation period of 2015-2017. First, by using a quantitative combined with a comparative data analysis method, we find out the risk level measured by equity beta mean in the commercial electric industry is acceptable, i.e., it is a little lower than (<) 1. Then, one of its major findings is the comparison between the risk level of the electric industry during the financial crisis of 2007-2009 compared to those in the post-low inflation time of 2015-2017. In fact, the research findings show us market risk fluctuation, measured by asset and equity beta var, during the post-low inflation time has decreased slightly. Finally, this paper provides some ideas that could provide companies and governments more evidence in establishing their policies in governance. This is a complex task, but the research results show us a warning that the market risk volatility might be higher during the post-low inflation period of 2015-2017. And our conclusion part will recommend some policies and plans to deal with it. Finding new potential markets and credit and financing policies are among directions for electric companies.
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