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Determinants of the Capital Structure of Companies Listed on the Stock Exchanges of Argentina, Brazil and Chile: An Empirical Analysis of the Period from 2007 to 2016

International Journal of Economics and Finance

The present investigation refers to the determinants of the capital structure, using the technique of multiple regression through Panel Data of open capital companies in the stock exchanges of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, in order to know the behavior of determinants of the capital structure in relation to Trade-Off Theory (TOT) and Pecking Order Theory (POT). The POT offers the existence of a hierarchy in the use of sources of resources, while the TOT considers the existence of a target capital structure that would be pursued by the company. Sixteen accounting variables were used, in which five are dependent (related to indebtedness) and eleven are independent variables (explaining the determinants of the capital structure). It is observed that, with the use of the Panel Data, the determinants that seem to influence in a more accentuated way the levels of debt of the companies are: current liquidity, tangibility, return to shareholders, return of assets, sales growth, asset growth,...

Determinants of Capital Structure

Proceedings of the International Conference on Banking, Accounting, Management, and Economics (ICOBAME 2018), 2019

This study analyses the capital structure of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Capital structure is an important part of the company, because it relates to the composition of the company's debt. Investors need to know the problems of the company's capital structure, as one of the considerations in determining their investment policy. The study uses secondary data, with independent variables of profitability (Return on Equity), sales growth, asset structure, liquidity (Current Ratio), tax and business risk. As an independent variable is the capital structure (Debt to Equity Ratio). Data analysis used multiple regression analysis, while sampling was done by purposive sampling method. The results showed that liquidity (Current Ratio) had a negative effect on the significance of less than 1%. While profitability (Return on Equity), sales growth, asset structure, tax and business risk do not affect the capital structure. Keywords—profitability; sales...

Determinants of Capital Structure: Comparison of Empirical Evidence from the Use of Different Estimators

In this article we extend the comparative analysis between the results of a pooled OLS regression and the use of fixed effects panel models concerning the determinants of debt, comparing the results of using static panel models and dynamic panel estimators, including the dynamic estimator of correction of fixed effects. The results show that the differences between the results of static panel model evaluations and those of dynamic estimators are not significant, and so the results of this study are not dependent on the type of estimators used. The most profitable Portuguese companies resort less to debt, this result suggesting that Portuguese companies follow a hierarchical order concerning their sources of finance, preferring internal capital to external capital. Larger Portuguese companies resort more to debt.

Capital Structure Determinants: A Cross-Country Analysis

International Business Research

This paper examines the capital structure across different countries from 2005 to 2015 in Egypt and other three selected countries namely: Turkey, Brazil and Argentina. The book leverage sensitivity to the explanatory variables (profitability, firm size, tangibility, volatility, GDP growth, inflation and stock market development) was examined. Specifically, this paper documents the determinants of capital structure in Egyptian listed non-financial firms and investigates how capital structure decisions in three other countries who are one-step ahead in terms of economic development entertain any unique features. Profitability was the only variable consistently highly significant with negative coefficient obtained in our regressions for four countries using GMM estimation method. Inconsistency of results for other variables prevailed. Findings reveal that Egyptian firms on average are not highly leveraged due to supply constraints on bank lending and demand constraints on consumer bor...

The Determinants of Capital Structure

This study analyses the factors that may influence the capital structure decisions of Romanian traded firms. The sample includes 776 firms, all listed firms on Bucharest stock exchange in the period from 2003-2012. All debt ratios, short-term, long-term and total debt, were included in this analysis in order to understand better capital structure decisions. The factors with possible impact in capital structure included in this study are the most common in the capital structure literature, namely asset tangibility, size, profitability, liquidity, interest rate, industry and taxes. The empirical results for the whole sample show that the most important factors which influence the capital structure of Romanian traded firms are tangibility, profitability, liquidity and size. The impact of these factors for all debt ratios is negative, except for the influence of tangibility in long-term debt which is positive. The impact of interest rate and tax is not statistically significant for all debt ratios. Industry type is statistically significant for long-term debt ratio with a negative influence. The second regression analysis including large firms indicates that industry type, interest rate, tangibility, profitability and liquidity have a negative influence on debt ratios while size and tax impact positively on the leverage.

Determinant Factors of the Capital Structure of a Firm- an Empirical Analysis

This paperwork investigates the relative importance of five factors upon the capital structure decisions of Romanian firms listed at the Bucharest Stock Exchange and operating in the construction sector of the industry. The analysis is based on panel data estimations on a sample of 20 companies, observed during three years (2009)(2010)(2011). Traditional explanatory variables are adopted in the study, including profitability, company size, tangibility of assets, liquidity and asset turnover. By employing the ordinary least squares method and the fixed effects model, simple and multiple linear regressions are obtained. These are further selected and interpreted in order to determine the influence of the independent variables upon the leverage of a company. The results show that profitability and liquidity ratios are negatively affecting the total debt ratio of Romanian companies. The tangibility of assets is also having a negative impact on leverage, strengthening the findings of previous empirical studies which claim that this indicator moves in opposite direction with the debt ratio of companies located in developing countries. On the other hand, the size of a company and its asset turnover have a positive correlation with leverage. The explanatory variable which has the highest impact on the capital structure choices is profitability.

Endogenous and Exogenous Factors Affecting Capital Structure: A Theoretical Review

Atestasi, 2024

Capital structure refers to the way a company finances its operations through a mix of equity and debt. The choice of capital structure has important implications for the risk and return of a firm, as well as its ability to raise funds and invest in future growth. In this theoretical review, we will examine the endogenous and exogenous factors that affect a firm's capital structure decisions. In conclusion, a firm's capital structure decisions are influenced by a complex set of endogenous and exogenous factors. By understanding these factors, firms can make informed decisions about their capital structure, balancing the trade-offs between risk, return, and growth potential.

Determinants of capital structure: new evidence from Spanish panel data

This paper analyzes the firm characteristics which are determinants of capital structure according to different explanatory theories, and how institutional characteristics affect capital structure. We have developed a target adjustment model, which has then been confirmed by our empirical evidence. It highlights the fact that the transaction costs borne by Spanish firms are inferior to those borne by US firms. Our results are consistent with tax and financial distress theories and with the interdependence between investment and financing decisions; they also provide additional evidence on the pecking order and free cash flow theories. Finally, the evidence obtained confirms the impact of some institutional characteristics on capital structure. q 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

The Effect of Capital Structure on Company Financial Performance

Jurnal Economia

This study aims to examine the effect of capital structure on the company's financial performance particularly in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 4 years period from 2014 to 2018. Capital structure is measured by Market Total Leverage (MTLEV), Market Long-Term Leverage (MLLEV) and Market Short-Term Leverage (MSLEV). On the other hand, the company's financial performance is measured by Return on Equity (ROE) and Price to Book Value (PBV). The populations in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the selection of samples was determined by purposive sampling method, with the final samples as many as 333 company-years. The type of data used is secondary data from IDX using multiple regression analysis methods. The results of the analysis show that the capital structure has negative and significant effect on the company's financial performance in each model.

The Impact of Capital Structure on Stock Returns: International Evidence

Hyperion Economic Journal, 2015

This study examines the relationship between capital structure and stock returns of firms in the following eight countries in the Asia Pacific regionfor a period of 22 years from 1990 to 2012. The methodology is Panel Regression. The results indicate that the effect of capital structure depends on the nature of industry as well as market. In Australia, China, and Korea, return of companies in the Basic Material industry have negative relationship with debt to common equity. Long term debt to common equity positively affects the return of firms in Australia and Korea in the Basic Material industry.