scholarly journals The impact of financial leverage on firm performance: evidence from Russia. 

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
Евгений Валерьевич Илюхин
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
The Impact

Евгений Валерьевич Илюхин - Кафедра Экономика, Управление и Информатика, Институт Авиационных Технологий и Управления Ульяновского Государственного Технического Университета. Электронная почта: [email protected] The relationship between financial leverage and firm performance is studied in this paper. Financial leverage can positively influence firm performance because leverage can be treated as a tool for disciplining management. As such a positive relationship between financial leverage and firm performance is expected based on the agency cost theory. However it is not always applicable to the firms with too high portion of debt. It is because high indebtedness may lead to significant financial limitations and that influences firm performance negatively. A ratio of firm debt to total assets is used as financial leverage measure while return on assets, return on equity and operating margin are employed as firm performance measures. The results for a large sample of Russian joint-stock companies over the period 2004-2013 years show that the impact of financial leverage on Russian firms’ performance has been negative. It can be explained by ineffective corporate control of Russian market, debt attracting difficulties, high growth potential and high interest rates for financing through debt.  The findings are robust to using different measures of firm performance, checking sub-samples and time clusters and employing alternative estimation approach. The results thus support pecking-order theory but are not consistent with trade-off or free-cash-flow theories.

scholarly journals Does Leverage Constrain Real and AEM Around IPO Corporate Event? Evidence from the Emerging Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 354-367
Author(s):  
Sani Hussaini Kalgo ◽  
Bany-Ariffin A.N. ◽  
Hairul Suhaimi Bin Nahar ◽  
Bolaji Tunde Matemilola
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
The Impact

The article investigates whether Malaysian initial public offering (IPO) firms engage in real and accrual earnings management (AEM) and examines the impact of leverage on the earnings management’s discretionary behaviour of the firms for the period of 2003–2013. The Dechow, Sloan, and Sweeney (1995, The Accounting Review, 70[2], 193–225) cross-sectional modified Jones model was used to estimate discretionary accruals, while Roychowdhury’s (2006, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 42[3]), 335–370) cross-sectional models were used to investigate abnormal real activity discretionary behaviour. The results indicate Malaysian IPO firms engage in real and accrual discretionary behaviour. The graphical presentations of the earnings’ management proxies indicate higher real and AEM for high-leverage firms. Similarly, the multivariate analysis indicates a positive relationship between leverage and earnings management, which is in tandem with the agency cost of free cash flow theory and debt hypothesis. It is also consistent with the pecking-order theory of capital structure. This study suggests that regulatory agencies and standard setters should continue to improve quality of accounting reports in order to protect investors’ invested capital.

scholarly journals Impact of foreign ownership on dividend policy in Poland

e-Finanse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Zyguła
Keyword(s):  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Warsaw Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe article analyses the impact of foreign investors, who were the majority shareholders of companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, on dividend policy of these companies in the years 2004-2014. An evaluation of the direction and strength of the influence of the analysed group of investors, using 2 models, was conducted applying logistic regression. The first – dividend payout policy based on the binary logit model - showed that along with a growing share of a foreign investor in a given company the probability of dividend payment by the company increased significantly. The second – dividend level change model based on the multinominal logit method - showed, however, that with an increasing share of foreign investors the probability that a given company will reduce the paid dividend level was enhanced significantly. Additionally, it should be stated that these results, irrespective of the model used, were to a very large extent in line with conclusions of the pecking order theory. However, in the case of signaling, free cash flow and maturity theories, these results only to a small extent provided evidence supporting these theories.

scholarly journals Debt Capacity and Tests of Capital Structure Theories

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 1161-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Lemmon ◽  
Jaime F. Zender
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Good Description ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Growth Firms ◽  
Debt Capacity ◽  
Financing Behavior ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe examine the impact of explicitly incorporating a measure of debt capacity in recent tests of competing theories of capital structure. Our main results are that if external funds are required, in the absence of debt capacity concerns, debt appears to be preferred to equity. Concerns over debt capacity largely explain the use of new external equity financing by publicly traded firms. Finally, we present evidence that reconciles the frequent equity issues by small, high-growth firms with the pecking order. After accounting for debt capacity, the pecking order theory appears to give a good description of financing behavior for a large sample of firms examined over an extended time period.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY ON FINANCIAL LEVERAGE

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Arooj Mashkoor ◽  
◽  
Hassan Hassan Raza ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Judicial Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of judicial efficiency on financial leverage of 100 firms, listed on Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), over the period of 2010- 2012. Data were collected from Balance Sheet Analysis issued by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and reports of Lahore High Court, based on 36 districts. The study also uses explanatory variables including profitability of firms, size of firms, tangibility of assets and growth opportunities that support the judicial efficiency to measure the financial leverage of firms. The results indicate that in worsening judicial system the size of firm, tangibility of assets, and profitability, all have a significant impact but negative relationship with leverage ratios. These results demonstrate in the light of pecking order theory. Only growth has positive significant impact on financial leverage of firms. Finally, result also indicates that the judicial efficiency has a negative relationship but non-significant with financial leverage. The study concludes by discussing policy implications.

scholarly journals Leverage and firm investment: the role of information asymmetry and growth

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Danso ◽  
Theophilus Lartey ◽  
Samuel Fosu ◽  
Samuel Owusu-Agyei ◽  
Moshfique Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Firm Investment ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Growth Firms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Of Information

PurposeThis paper aims to demonstrate how financial leverage impacts firm investment and the extent to which this relationship is conditional on the level of information asymmetry as well as growth.Design/methodology/approachThe paper relies on data from 2,403 Indian firms during the period 1995-2014, generating a total of 19,544 firm-year observations. Analysis is conducted by using various panel econometric techniques.FindingsDrawing insights from agency theories, the paper uncovers that financial leverage is negatively and significantly related to firm investment. It is also observed that the impact of financial leverage on firm investment is significant for high information asymmetric firms. Finally, the paper shows that the relationship between leverage and firm investment is significant for low-growth firms. However, no significant relationship is found between leverage and investment for high-growth firms.Originality/valueThis paper provides fresh evidence on the leverage–investment nexus and, to the authors’ knowledge, it the first paper to examine the extent to which this leverage–investment relationship is driven by the level of information asymmetry.

scholarly journals The Effect of Financial Leverage on The Islamic Banks’s Performance in The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Abdesslam Menacer ◽  
Abdulazeez Y. H. Saif-Alyousfi ◽  
Nor Hayati Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Agency Cost ◽  
The Other ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Gcc Countries ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Effect Regression ◽  
Equity Ratio ◽  
Earning Power ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of the financial leverage on the Islamic banks’ performance in the GCC countries during the period from 2005-2017. The population of this study included the Islamic banks in the GCC countries. Thirteen years data of 25 listed Islamic banks in the GCC countries were used, wereby these data were retrieved from the Thomson Reuters DataStream. This study utilized the fixed effect regression model. The findings show that the financial leverage a has significant impact on the performance of the Islamic banks’ performance in the GCC region. More specifically, the financial leverage has a positive and significant impact on ROA, ROE, and Tobin’s Q of the Islamic banks in the GCC countries, thus indicating that the higher is the financial leverage the higher is the performance of the Islamic banks in the GCC region. However, the results of this study do not provide evidence to support the Agency Cost Theory that implies a decrease in the performance when equity ratio is increased. On the other hand, the findings provide evidence to support the Signaling Theory that argues that banks are expected to have a better performance credibly in transmitting this information through the higher capital. The findings imply that the level of financial leverage committed by the Islamic banks depends on their flexibility in adjusting their debt value and earning power.

scholarly journals The Simultaneity of Corporate Financial Decisions Under Different Levels of Managerial Ownership: A Case of Pakistani Listed Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Mohamad Helmi bin Hidthiir ◽  
Muhammad Farhan Basheer ◽  
Saira Ghulam Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Agency Theory ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
The Impact

Purpose- The prime objective of the current study is to investigate the interdepended of financial decision. In addition to that the impact of different level of managerial ownership on the interdepended of financial decisions is also examined agency theory, pecking order theory and the signaling theory are used as the theoretical lenses to draw the theocratical framework.Design/methodology/approach- The balance panel of 161 nonfinancial firm over the period of five years from 2013 to 2017 is used to achieve the research objectives. Polled OLS, Fixed effect and Random effect estimates are employed to answer the reach questions Findings- The managerial ownership with an average mean ownership of 39 is appeared at the top. Interestingly more than 75 percent firms are being controlled by mangers and in more than 60 percent firms of our sample the controlling managers hold more than 40 percent of shares. The Wu Hausman test is performed to determine the existence of the endogeneity problem.  The results indicates that the financial decisions namely cash holding decisions, financing decisions and investment decisions has significant impact on each other. Where the managerial ownership is in nonlinear relationship with financial decisions. The results of the study are also providing support to agency theory, pecking order theory and the signaling theoryResearch implications- The study will be helpful for policymakers, researchers, corporate personals and financial institutions in understanding the interrelationship between financing decisions and the role of managerial ownership in there interdepended.Originality/value- The study is among the pioneering studies on the issue and will provide policy guideline on the said issues.

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