Dan Berger, an analyst for Romulus Capital Management Inc. (RCMI), is talking with a colleague, Amy Woods, about the benefits of including corporate governance assessments in the firm’s valuation models. Berger makes the following statements:
Statement 1: |
Although the results are inconclusive in emerging markets, companies in developed countries that have strong corporate governance systems have provided shareholders with higher returns than companies with weak governance system.
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Statement 2: |
A weak corporate governance system can cause a company to go bankrupt. |
In regard to Berger’s statements, Woods should:
A) |
agree with both Statements. | |
B) |
agree with Statement 1, but disagree with Statement 2. | |
C) |
disagree with Statement 1, but agree with Statement 2. | |
Woods should disagree with Statement 1. Companies with strong corporate governance systems have been shown to have higher profitability and generate higher returns than companies with weaker corporate governance systems in both developing and emerging markets. Statement 2 is correct – in extreme cases, the lack of an effective corporate governance system could lead to a company’s bankruptcy such as the case of Enron in 2001. |