Firms with captives have higher profitability, larger market share, lower volatility of sales, and maintain lower cash balances.
Following the establishment of a captive, a firm's profitability and its industry market share gradually increase.
Stock returns of companies with captive finance subsidiaries correlate more with finance industry returns.
We estimate that captives generate about 17% of parents' net income.
Significant part of profits of the largest US industrial corporations comes from what in essence are financial services.