scholarly journals Efficiency and Determinants of Capital Structure in the Greek Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Detergent Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 579
Author(s):  
Ioannis E. Tsolas
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Firm Efficiency ◽  
Tangible Assets ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Short And Long Term

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between a firm’s capital structure (i.e., leverage) and its operating environment, taking into account firm (i.e., efficiency, asset structure, profitability, size, age and risk) and industry effects. For a sample of Greek pharmaceutical, cosmetic and detergent (PCD) enterprises, firm efficiency was estimated using bootstrapped data envelopment analysis (DEA), and a leverage model was produced using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. The findings confirm the significance of firm efficiency (i.e., the franchise-value hypothesis over the efficiency-risk hypothesis) and asset structure on leverage. Efficiency and overall and short-term leverage have a significant negative relationship, indicating that more efficient firms tend to choose a relatively low debt ratio. Pharma firms are more affected since they are less efficient than cosmetics and detergents firms. Furthermore, asset structure and short- and long- term leverage have a significant negative and positive relationship, respectively, indicating that the firms with more tangible assets have less short-term debt and more long-term debt in their capital structure. Cosmetic and detergent firms, which have slightly more tangible assets than pharma firms, appear to be able to substitute high-cost, short-term debt with the low-cost, long-term debt by using such assets as collateral.

scholarly journals Capital Structure and The Profitability of Listed Retail Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1(J)) ◽  
pp. 171-181
Author(s):  
Jason Stephen Kasozi
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Debt Financing ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Policy Interventions

The South African retail sector continues to experience a decline in sales and returns amidst growing external competition and a drop in consumer confidence stemming from the recent credit downgrades in the country. Yet, firms in this sector appear to maintain high debt to equity levels. This study investigated whether the capital structure practices of these firms influence their profitability. A Panel data methodology, using three regression estimators, is applied to a balanced sample of 16 retail firms listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) during the period 2008-2016. The analysis estimates functions relating capital structure composition with the return on assets (ROA). Results reveal a statistically significant but negative relationship between all measures of debt (short-term, long-term, total debt) with profitability, suggesting a possible inclination towards the pecking order theory of financing behaviour, for listed retail firms. Additionally, retail firms are highly leveraged yet over 75% of this debt is short-term in nature. Policy interventions need to investigate the current restrictions on long-term debt financing which offers longerterm and affordable financing, to boost returns. While this study’s methodology differs slightly from earlier studies, it incorporates vital aspects from these studies, and simultaneously specifies a possible model fit.  This helps to capture unique but salient characteristics like the transitional effects of debt financing on firm profitability.  It therefore delivers some unique findings on the financing behaviour of retail firms that both in form policy change, while stimulating further research on the phenomenon. 

scholarly journals Kondisi makroekonomi dan kinerja perbankan di Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-28
Author(s):  
Irma Febriana Mk ◽  
Nurbetty Herlina Sitorus ◽  
Rizka Malia
Keyword(s):  
Error Correction ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Vector Error Correction ◽  
Production Index ◽  
Vector Error ◽  
Industrial Production Index ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship

The purpose of this study was to see how the long-term and short-term relationship between banking performance and macroeconomic variables. The analysis method used is the vector error correction model (VECM) with the variables ROA, BOPO, LDR, industrial production index, CPI, and BI rate. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between ROA and industrial production index in the long run and a significant negative relationship between ROA and CPI in the long and short term. There is a significant negative relationship between BOPO and the industrial production index in the long and short term. LDR has a significant negative relationship with all macro variables in the long term whereas, in the short term, LDR has a significant negative relationship with the CPI.  Keywords: Banking performance, Macroeconomic, Vector error correction models

scholarly journals Artificial mimicry of seasonal transcriptome dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals short- and long-term responses to environmental conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Kurita ◽  
Hironori Takimoto ◽  
Mari Kamitani ◽  
Yoichi Hashida ◽  
Makoto Kashima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Wild Population ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Experimental System ◽  
Arabidopsis Halleri ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short And Long Term

Plants must respond to various environmental factors that change seasonally. In a previous study, seasonally oscillating genes were identified by a massive time-series transcriptome analysis in a wild population of Arabidopsis halleri ssp. gemmifera, a sister species of Arabidopsis thaliana. To analyze the function of these seasonally oscillating genes, we established an experimental system to mimic seasonal expression trends using A. thaliana. Arabidopsis thaliana plants were cultured under conditions that mimicked average monthly temperatures and daylengths in a "smart growth chamber mini," a hand-made low-cost small chamber. Under different short-term incubations, the seasonal trends of 1627 seasonally oscillating genes were mimicked. These seasonally oscillating genes had varying temporal responsiveness (constant, transient, and incremental). Our findings suggest that plants perceive and integrate information about environmental stimuli in the field by combining seasonally oscillating genes with temporal responsiveness.

scholarly journals Capital Structure and The Profitability of Listed Retail Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Jason Stephen Kasozi
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Debt Financing ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Policy Interventions

The South African retail sector continues to experience a decline in sales and returns amidst growing external competition and a drop in consumer confidence stemming from the recent credit downgrades in the country. Yet, firms in this sector appear to maintain high debt to equity levels. This study investigated whether the capital structure practices of these firms influence their profitability. A Panel data methodology, using three regression estimators, is applied to a balanced sample of 16 retail firms listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) during the period 2008-2016. The analysis estimates functions relating capital structure composition with the return on assets (ROA). Results reveal a statistically significant but negative relationship between all measures of debt (short-term, long-term, total debt) with profitability, suggesting a possible inclination towards the pecking order theory of financing behaviour, for listed retail firms. Additionally, retail firms are highly leveraged yet over 75% of this debt is short-term in nature. Policy interventions need to investigate the current restrictions on long-term debt financing which offers longerterm and affordable financing, to boost returns. While this study’s methodology differs slightly from earlier studies, it incorporates vital aspects from these studies, and simultaneously specifies a possible model fit.  This helps to capture unique but salient characteristics like the transitional effects of debt financing on firm profitability.  It therefore delivers some unique findings on the financing behaviour of retail firms that both in form policy change, while stimulating further research on the phenomenon. 

Do working capital management practices influence investment and financing patterns of firms?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahsan Akbar ◽  
Xinfeng Jiang ◽  
Minhas Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Investment And Financing ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe present study aims to investigate the impact of working capital management (WCM) practices on the investment and financing patterns of listed nonfinancial companies in Pakistan for a span of 10 years.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on secondary financial data of 354 listed nonfinancial Pakistani firms during the period of 2005–2014. The two-step generalized method of moment (GMM) regression estimation technique is employed to ensure the robustness of results.FindingsEmpirical testing reveals that: excessive funds tied up in working capital have a negative impact on the investment portfolio of sample firms. Besides, a negative relationship between change in fixed assets and excess net working capital posits that, eventually, firms use idle resources tied up in short-lived assets to boost their investment activities. Furthermore, larger working capital levels were associated with higher leverage ratio which indicates that firms with inefficient WCM policies have to rely heavily on long-term debt to meet their short-term financing requirements. Additional results indicate that firms that take more time to sell inventory and convert receivables to cash, make more use of debt. Results of cash management models illustrate that cash-rich firms have lower leverage levels which signal the strong financial health and internal revenue generation capability of such firms.Originality/valueThere is a dearth of empirical studies that examine the implications of WCM decisions on a firm's capital structure. Besides, these studies are only confined to how a WCM policy influences the long-term investment activities of a firm. The research contributes to the extant literature by empirically revealing a link between the WCM practices and the firm's long-range investment and financing patterns. Hence, financial managers shall account for the impact of their short-term financial management decisions on the capital structure of the firm.

scholarly journals Commercial Banks Performance in Ghana: Does Capital Structure Matter?

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Nandom Yakubu ◽  
Mohammed Mubarik Alhassan ◽  
Abdul Azeez Mikhail ◽  
Abdul-Nasiru Iddrisu Alhassan
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Total Debt ◽  
Total Capital ◽  
The Relationship

This study seeks to investigate the relationship between capital structure and commercial banks performance in Ghana. Using a panel data of listed commercial banks spanning from 2010-2015, the Ordinary Least Squares regression model is employed to estimate the functions relating to bank performance (measured by Return on Equity) with measures of capital structure. The findings show statistically significant relationship between commercial banks’ performance and all the capital structure measures (the ratios of short-term debt to total capital, long-term debt to total capital, and total debt to total capital). Whereas total debt and banks’ performance are positively correlated, short-term debt and long-term debt are inversely related to banks’ performance. In essence, using large proportion of debt significantly enhance commercial banks performance in Ghana.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Struktur Modal terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan Pertanian yang terdaftar di Indeks Saham Syariah Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-237
Author(s):  
Suradi Suradi ◽  
Rusdiawan Rusdiawan
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Market Segmentation ◽  
Stock Index ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Short And Long Term

This study discusses the effect of capital structure on the performance of agricultural companies listed in the Indonesian Islamic stock index. This study aims to determine how the influence of short-term debt and long-term debt (Short-term Debt and Longterm Debt) on company performance (Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Net Profit Margin). The results showed that long-term debt and short-term debt affect the company's performance, but the percentage of short-term debt and long-term debt can not be used as a measure to assess the company's performance is good or bad, because there are companies that have short and long-term debt but it is able to produce a fairly good performance, and vice versa when the short-term debt and long-term debt of the company has a high percentage does not guarantee the company will perform well. One of the things that makes the percentage of the company's capital structure does not significantly affect company performance is market share. This happened because at that time the market segmentation did not support the sale of the company's products, so the company could suffer losses (Profit Loss).

scholarly journals Determinants of Capital Structure of Agricultural Firms in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Brian Kinyua ◽  
Peter W Muriu
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Fixed And Random Effects ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Negative Link

This paper contributes to the capital structure literature by investigating the determinants of capital structure of agricultural firms in Kenya, using annual data for the period 2010-2015. An empirical model to analyze the determinants was specified and estimated using both fixed and random effects estimation techniques. The estimation results provide evidence that profitability, liquidity, age and size of the firm are significant determinants of capital structure. Specifically, the results reveal a negative relationship between profitability and long term debt and a positive relationship between age of the firm and long term debt. We also established a positive influence of age on short term debt, while a negative link is evident between liquidity, the size of the firm and short term debt. The evidence adduced is important for forming credit markets policies for agricultural firms both at the macro and the micro level.

scholarly journals Factors that Determine the Capital Structure: An Empirical Study on Low-cost Airlines

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasım Kiracı ◽  
Nurhan Aydin
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Financial Data ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
The Capital Structure

Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that determine the capital structure of low-cost airlines. Accordingly, it is aimed to test the factors that determine the capital structure in low-cost airlines in the context of capital structure theories. In the study, 15 airline companies, which had continuous financial data during the 2004-2015 period, were examined empirically. Panel data analysis was used as a method in the study. Findings of the study show that low-cost airlines generally operate based on the trade-off theory while borrowing in the short-term and based on the pecking order theory while borrowing in the long-term.

scholarly journals The Effects of Capital Structure on Banks’ Performance, the Ugandan Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-868
Author(s):  
Isah Serwadda
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Total Debt ◽  
Net Interest Margin ◽  
Interest Margin

The paper aims to investigate the effects of capital structure on banks’ performance on Ugandan banks for a ten years period, 2006–2015 with a sample of 20 commercial banks. The study employs four performance indicators of return on equity, return on assets, net interest margin and cost to income ratio to determine bank performance. Panel regression models are used to determine the effects of capital structure on bank performance. Independent variables are sub‑divided into capital structure variables namely; long‑term debt to total assets, short‑term debt to total assets and total debt ratio and then control variables are bank size and tangibility of assets. Results portray that there is a positive relationship between capital structure variables and bank performance. It’s between long‑term debts, total debt with net interest margin. There is also a positive relationship between total debt and return on assets. It is still the same between total debt and returns on equity. However, there is a negative relationship between short‑term debt and return on assets. The results also signify a positive relationship between bank size and net interest margin. It is still the same between bank size and returns on equity plus return on assets. There is a negative relationship between the tangibility of assets and net interest margin. It is also the same with return on equity. The findings propose that profitable banks rely more on debt financing as their financing option. This is advanced by the fact that approximately 68 % of total assets are represented by short‑term debts for Uganda’s commercial banks. This further implies that Ugandan banks largely depend on short‑term debt financing for their business operations compared to long‑term debt. Hence the study recommends that executive banking management teams plus policymakers should design prudent financing decisions aimed at reducing overreliance on debts to yield optimal capital structure levels. This will enable banks to remain at the top of the profitability game competitively in the banking industry.

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