Abstract
With the deepening of enterprise financialization, the trend of “moving away from reality to emptiness” has increased the difficulty of financial management in the manufacturing industry. This paper selects the data of A-share main board listed companies from 2012 to 2021 to study the motivation of financial investment in the manufacturing industry and its impact on financial risk. The research results show that the main motivation of listed companies’ financial investment in the manufacturing industry is “substitution” motivation. With the purpose of maximizing profits, the excessive allocation of monetary assets, especially long-term financial assets, increases financial risks of enterprises. Furthermore, the financial risk caused by the financial investment of state-owned enterprises is greater.
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