scholarly journals Insiders’ response to market valuation, and the timing of equity-debt dual issues by Japanese firms

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-290
Author(s):  
Ammar M. Eltayeb
Keyword(s):  
Market Timing ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Market Valuation ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Stock Valuation ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Japanese Firms ◽  
Internal Funds

This paper examines the mutual effects of market valuation and firm’s internal performance on insiders’ response to stock valuation, and on their financing decision. Estimates of logit equations explaining the financing decisions of JASDAQ firms 1999-2010 reveal some interesting patterns. Consistent with the pecking-order theory, when insiders perceive the stock is overvalued, they are more likely to issue dual or debt only, after fully utilize internal funds. Further, when insiders think that the stock is correctly valued concomitantly with outstanding internal performance, they are more likely to issue debt or dual rather than equity only. Conversely, consistent with the market-timing theory, insiders focus mainly on equity issues when they believe the stock is correctly valued but firm performance is relatively low. Moreover, firm size and tangibility of assets are decisive characteristics for dual issuers.

scholarly journals THE DEBT-EQUITY CHOICE OF JAPANESE FIRMS

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence Tai-Leung Chong ◽  
Daniel Tak-Yan Law ◽  
Feng Yao
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Asian Financial Crisis ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Leverage Ratio ◽  
Japanese Firms ◽  
Timing Effect ◽  
Tangible Assets

Prior studies on the debt-equity choice of firms focus on capital market oriented economies. This paper examines whether firms in Japan, the world’s largest bank-oriented economy, adjust their debt-equity choice towards the target. We find that the leverage ratios of Japanese firms do adjust slowly towards their target levels. The adjustment speed has dwindled after the Asian Financial Crisis. In contrast to existing literature, we show that an increase in tangible assets reduces the leverage ratio of firms in Japan. It is also found that the effect of financial deficit is persistent while the market timing effect is not.Keywords: Debt-equity Choice; Pecking Order Theory; Market Timing Theory; Trade-Off Theory.

scholarly journals Testing the pecking order theory of capital structure: the case of Islamic financing modes

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moncef Guizani
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Equity Financing ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Corporate Financing ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Executive Managers ◽  
The Capital Structure

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not the basic premises according to the pecking order theory provide an explanation for the capital structure mix of firms operating under Islamic principles. Pooled OLS and random effect regressions were performed to test the pecking order theory applying data from a sample of 66 Islamic firms listed on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stock market over the period 2006–2016. The results show that sale-based instruments (Murabahah, Ijara) track the financial deficit quite closely followed by equity financing and as the last alternative to finance deficit, Islamic firms issue Sukuk. In the crisis period, these firms seem more reliant on equity, then on sale-based instrument and on Sukuk as last option. The study findings also indicate that the cumulative financing deficit does not wipe out the effects of conventional variables, although it is empirically significant. This provides no support for the pecking order theory attempted by Saudi Islamic firms. This research highlights the capital structure choice of firms operating under Islamic principles. It explores the implication of the relevant Islamic principles on corporate financing preferences. It can serve firm executive managers in their financing decisions to add value to the companies.

scholarly journals New evidences on determinants of capital structure from the Indian manufacturing industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeepta Sethi ◽  
Ranjit Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Optimal Capital Structure ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Size Growth

In the backdrop of Make in India push by Indian government the purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of capital structure towards a better understanding of financing decisions to be undertaken by the Indian manufacturing firms. The data for the analysis is drawn from COSPI manufacturing index of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Our sample is an unbalanced panel of 1077 firms over the period 2000-01 to 2012-13. We apply system-GMM to study different factors that affect the leverage decision of firms in India. The findings of the study reveals that the choice of optimal capital structure can be influenced by factors such as profitability, size, growth, tangibility, non-debt tax shields, uniqueness and signal. We also find the existence of both pecking order theory and static trade-off theory in the case of Indian manufacturing firms. The results thus obtained are robust across the different proxies of leverage

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.

scholarly journals Financial frictions and substitution between internal and external funds in publicly traded Brazilian companies

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (58) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Telles Portal ◽  
João Zani ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Schönerwald da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Frictions ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
External Funds

The present study aimed to document the effects of financial constraints on the negative relationship between cash flow and external funds, a phenomenon associated with the Pecking Order Theory. This theory suggests that companies subject to more expensive external funds (financially constrained firms) should demonstrate a stronger negative relationship with cash flow than companies subject to minor financial frictions (financially unconstrained firms). The results indicate that the external funds of constrained firms consistently present less negative sensitivity to cash flow compared with those of unconstrained companies. Additionally, the internal funds of constrained companies demonstrate a positive sensitivity to cash flow, whereas those of unconstrained companies do not show any such significant behavior. These results are in accordance with the findings of Almeida and Campello (2010), who suggest the following: first, because of the endogenous nature of investment decisions in constrained companies, the complementary relationship between internal and external funds prevails over the substitutive effects suggested by the Pecking Order Theory; and second, the negative relationship between cash flow and external funds cannot be interpreted as evidence of costly external funds and therefore does not corroborate the Pecking Order Theory.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Capital Structure Theories

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 553-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Muhammad Javed ◽  
Agha Jahanzeb . ◽  
Saif-ur-Rehman .
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Trade Off

The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize and appreciate the theories of capital structure starting from theory of Miller and Modigliani (1958) of capital structure, which is also known as irrelevance theory of capital structure and also including theory like pecking order theory, trade off theory, market timing theory and agency cost theory. In addition, authors have tried to explain the theories and their contradiction with each other in detail. This paper will be an addition to understand the theories of capital structure.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE RELEVANCE OF EQUITY FINANCING IN EUROPEAN SMES

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1543-1560
Author(s):  
Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala ◽  
Joanna Błach ◽  
Joanna Trzęsiok
Keyword(s):  
Order Theory ◽  
Equity Financing ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Internal Funds ◽  
Financing Gap ◽  
External Equity ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Academic Debate

This paper contributes to the academic debate on the pecking order theory and SMEs equity financing, in this equity financing gap. In order to address this problem, this study relies on the empirical design that is driven by the premises of the pecking order theory and distinguishes between the relevance of internal funds vs. external equity. The main aim of this study is to investigate whether the relevance of equity financing for European SMEs is driven by the country-specifics (captured by the clusters of the EU countries) and whether there are any other factors that may potentially explain the relevance of internal funds or external equity, with respect to SMEs performance and characteristics. For that purposes the SAFE survey data were used to run non-parametric and correlations analysis. The results have clearly indicated that there are statistically significant differences between the clusters of the EU countries (if we differentiate between core and peripheral EU countries in particular). It was also found that there is no unified pattern of the associations between the relevance of equity financing and SMEs performance and characteristics, thus these associations seem to be influenced by the country-specifics as well.

scholarly journals Firm characteristics and capital structure adjustment

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winston Pontoh ◽  
Novi Swandari Budiarso
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Public Firms

The adjustment for the firm capital structure is unclear from perspectives of trade-off theory, pecking order theory, life cycle theory, market timing theory, and free cash flow theory, since many research findings contradict each other. Adjustments for the capital structure are complex, since the conditions for each firm are different. The objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence of how firms adjust capital structure in relationship with maturity in context of trade-off, pecking order, free cash flow, and market timing theory. In terms of hypotheses testing, this study conducts logistic regression analysis with 138 Indonesian public firms as the sample in the observed period from 2010 to 2015. To distinguish the results, this study controls the sample by size and age based on the median. The study reports that preferences for the source of funds based on the cost of capital, internal conflict, and firm maturity indicate adjustments for the firm capital structure. Based on Indonesian firms, the form of capital structure in developing countries can refer to a single model or a combination of the trade-off model and pecking order model, as well as market timing.

scholarly journals Market Timing and Pecking Order Theory in Latin America

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-104
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Vásquez Tejos ◽  
Hernan Pape Larre
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Definitive Evidence ◽  
The Capital Structure

This article aims to determine if the capital structure of Latin American companies in the emerging markets of Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru, are managed according to the market timing theory or the pecking order theory. The analysis was based on a non-probabilistic sample of 170 companies, with annual data, from an unbalanced panel, in the period 2010-2018. Regressions were applied with the fixed and random effects method. The results do not show significant evidence indicating that Latin American companies comply with the pecking order theory. Furthermore, there is also no definitive evidence that companies benefit from low share prices to issue capital or from debt issuance in the face of high stock market prices. There are signs that they follow a blend of several theories, which would indicate their characteristics in the capital structure of Latin American companies.

scholarly journals Bank Loan Financing Decisions of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Significance of Owner/Managers’ Behaviours

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forbeneh Agha Jude ◽  
Ntieche Adamou
Keyword(s):  
Order Theory ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Bank Loans ◽  
Bank Loan ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Loan Financing ◽  
Finance Theory ◽  
External Equity

The objective of this study is to highlight the influence of entrepreneurs’ behaviour on the decisions to apply for bank loans. A mixed research methodology known as triangulation was employed in order to achieve the objective of the study. Data were sourced from a stratified randomly selected sample of 450 Cameroonian SMEs and analysed using logistic regression. The result of the study revealed that both control aversion and overconfidence behaviours of the owner/managers influence significantly the decisions of SMEs to apply for bank loans.  From the result, it is found that behavioural finance theory explains the decisions of SMEs to seek for bank credits. Contrary to the predictions of the pecking order theory, managerial behaviours such as the fear to loss the control of the firm, and overconfidence provide explanations on the decisions of SMEs to seek for bank loans. For instance, the fact that debt does not entail any loss of business control urges SMEs to prefer debt than external equity.

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