The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Relationship Between Fundamental Information Analysis and Stock Returns

Abstract

This study investigates whether corporate governance affects the impact of the relationship between fundamental signals and stock returns using Taiwanese data. The study employs the endogenous switching model (ESM) of Hu and Schiantarelli (1998), which combines the response equation and governance index equation simultaneously. We divide the sample into strong and weak governance regimes. Our results suggest that stock returns respond differently in different governance regimes. The beneficial response is greater in the strong governance regime than in the weak one, suggesting that it is worth improving governance for firms.

Keywords:

• corporate governance
• endogenous switching model
• fundamental analysis
• governance index