scholarly journals Effectiveness of Capital Structure on Profitability- IT Companies Perspective

Every company needs money or capital not only for its establishment but also for day to day operations. In order to acquire the money or capital a company will have its own variety sources that can be elucidated by capital structure. There are two ways or sources for financing a firm i.e. debt finance and equity finance also known as debt and equity capital. Debt Capital comes from bonds, debentures, long term notes payable etc. whereas equity capital comes from stock/shares may be equity or preference, retained earnings etc. Working capital is also a part of capital structure. Each category has its own pros and cons. Decisions related to finance is the integral element of any company. In this connection, the finance manager plays a vital role in arriving at a decision. He is always in dilemma that which proportion of capital leads to optimum utilization of funds. The widely accepted solution is a combination of equity capital and debt capital. Generally capital structure is formulated as per the interest of equity share holders. Hence rather than collecting funds totally from share holders, it is better to have a long term loan also, even though it is an expense to the company, this method is followed by many companies. This research paper primarily focuses on effectiveness of capital structure on profitability of Information Technology (IT) firms in India.

Every company needs money or capital not only for its establishment but also for day to day operations. In order to acquire the money or capital a company will have its own variety sources that can be elucidated by capital structure. There are two ways or sources for financing a firm i.e. debt finance and equity finance also known as debt and equity capital. Debt Capital comes from bonds, debentures, long term notes payable etc. whereas equity capital comes from stock/shares may be equity or preference, retained earnings etc. Working capital is also a part of capital structure. Each category has its own pros and cons. Decisions related to finance is the integral element of any company. In this connection, the finance manager plays a vital role in arriving at a decision. He is always in dilemma that which proportion of capital leads to optimum utilization of funds. The widely accepted solution is a combination of equity capital and debt capital. Generally capital structure is formulated as per the interest of equity share holders. Hence rather than collecting funds totally from share holders, it is better to have a long term loan also, even though it is an expense to the company, this method is followed by many companies. This research paper primarily focuses on effectiveness of capital structure on profitability of Information Technology (IT) firms in India.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Uzokwe Grace Onyinyechi

This study tested an insignificant hypothesis of the capital structure of Miller and Modiglian in Nigeria. The aim was to investigate the validity of the irrelevant hypothesis. The Tobins Q market value measure was modeled as a function of debt-to-equity ratio, long-term debt to equity ratio, and retained earnings ratio. Twenty companies were selected on the basis of the information needed to conduct the survey and the availability of annual financial reports for the ten-year period 2008-2017. Cross-sectional data were obtained from the annual accounts and annual reports of the companies. Random effects were used in the analysis of fixed and random effects. The study showed that 77% volatility in market value can be predicted by the variation of independent variables in the regression model. The beta coefficient of the variables found that the debt-to-equity ratio, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio, the capital-to-earnings ratio is positively and significantly related to the market value of the selected listed companies. The study concludes that capital structure is relevant, unlike Miller's and Modiglian's irrelevant hypothesis. Therefore, it is recommended that managers ensure an adequate combination of capital and debt.


2020 ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
С.Г. Макарова ◽  
Е.И. Андрианова

Окончание. Начало в №5 за 2020 г. Вопрос о влиянии собственности государства в крупных российских компаниях на их структуру капитала остается открытым и пока не получил окончательного разрешения в литературе. Результаты работ, проведенных для российского рынка, свидетельствуют о значительной роли государственного участия в российских компаниях [5], а также о том, что российские компании с государственным участием имеют значительно более высокие значения долга в структуре капитала, чем частные [34]. В данной публикации для оценки роли государственного участия на структуру капитала российских компаний был проведен эмпирический анализ 139 публичных компаний за 2014-2018 гг. (выборка представлена государственными и частными компаниями), котирующихся на Московской бирже. В рамках проведенного исследования было выявлено, что отечественные публичные государственные компании при прочих равных условиях имеют более высокое значение долга в структуре капитала, чем частные. Кроме этого, компании с государственным участием имеют также более высокие значения коэффициента долгосрочных обязательств в сравнении с частными. Это подтверждает гипотезу о том, что деятельность государственных компаний связана с большими финансовыми рисками, чем частных, особенно в долгосрочной перспективе. В данной ситуации целесообразно ввести политику, направленную на повышение финансовой устойчивости государственных компаний, а именно, осуществлять деятельность по расширению производственных процессов за счет собственных средств и нераспределенной прибыли, а не за счет заемных средств. Также было получено положительное значимое влияние на структуру капитала компаний с государственным участием таких факторов, как размер компании, рентабельность продаж, рентабельность собственного капитала, было выявлено отрицательное влияние таких детерминант, как величина чистых активов, коэффициент оборачиваемости активов, отношение операционных расходов к EBITDA, рентабельность активов. The question of the influence of state ownership in Russian companies on their capital structure remains open for further discussion and the conclusion has not been drawn yet. The results of the work carried out for the Russian market indicate a significant role of state participation in Russian companies [4], as well as the fact that Russian companies with state participation have significantly higher values of debt in the capital structure than private ones [33]. In this publication, to assess the role of state participation in the capital structure of Russian companies, an empirical analysis of 139 public companies for 2014-2018 was carried out. (sample presented by state and private companies) listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange. n this study, it was revealed that domestic public state-owned companies, other things being equal, have a higher value of debt in the capital structure than private ones. In addition, companies with state participation also have higher values of the ratio of long-term liabilities in comparison with private ones. This confirms the hypothesis that the activities of state-owned companies are associated with greater financial risks than private ones, especially in the long term. In this situation, it is reasonable to introduce a policy aimed at increasing the financial stability of state-owned companies, namely, to carry out activities to expand production processes at the expense of their own funds and retained earnings, and not at the expense of borrowed funds. We also obtained a positive significant influence on the capital structure of companies with state participation of such factors as the size of the company, profitability of sales, return on equity, negative influence of such determinants as the value of net assets, the asset turnover ratio, the ratio of operating expenses to EBITDA, return on assets.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Bayu Aprillianto ◽  
Oktaviani Ari Wardhaningrum

ABSTRACTCovid-19 Pandemic has caused massive changes. Lockdown policy set by the government to suppress the rate of transmission of the virus has had huge impact on the economy. Many companies must suffer losses, even have to declare bankruptcy. Operational activities had been limited that caused the company no longer being able to rely on internal funding to finance its business. The company is faced with a choice of external funding decisions, that is increasing debt (on liability side) or issue shares (on the equity side). This study aims to examine the effect of capital structure during the pandemic on financial performance. This research conducted on 121 companies from consumer non-cyclicals, transportation & logistic, and banking sector listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange. The results show that during the pandemic companies tend to prefer to increase debt than equity. Further testing shows that the companies with dominant debt capital structure have positive effect on financial performance. Meanwhile, the companies with a dominant equity capital structure have no significant effect.Keywords: debt, equity, financial performance, pandemicABSTRAKPandemi Covid-19 menyebabkan perubahan yang sangat masif. Kebijakan lockdown yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk menekan laju penularan virus memberikan dampak yang sangat besar bagi perekonomian. Banyak perusahaan yang harus mengalami kerugian, bahkan harus mengumumkan kebangkrutan. Kegiatan operasional perusahaan yang terbatas mengakibatkan perusahaan tidak lagi dapat mengandalkan pendanaan internal untuk membiayai usahanya. Perusahaan dihadapkan pilihan keputusan pendanaan eksternal, yaitu menambah utang (di sisi liabilitas) atau menerbitkan saham (di sisi ekuitas). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh struktur modal di masa pandemi terhadap kinerja keuangan. Pengujian dilakukan ke 121 perusahaan dari perusahaan sektor barang konsumen non-primer, transport dan logistik, dan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa di masa pandemi, perusahaan cenderung lebih memilih menambah utang dibandingkan ekuitas. Pengujian lebih lanjut menunjukkan bahwa sampel perusahaan dengan struktur modal dominan utang menunjukkan hasil berpengaruh positif pada kinerja keuangan. Sedangkan pada sampel perusahaan dengan struktur modal dominan ekuitas menunjukkan hasil tidak signifikan.Kata kunci: ekuitas, kinerja keuangan, pandemi, utang


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
John MacCarthy ◽  
Helena Ahulu

This paper examines the effect of capital structure on the firms’ performance. The study collected data from seventeen firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange from 2009 to 2018. A quantitative research technique is used to collect data to test two hypotheses. Panel data regression is employed to determine the effect of capital structure on firms’ performance. The study revealed that short-term debt and total debt accounted for 67% and 76.3% respectively of capital used to finance the operations for the period. Furthermore, the study revealed that there is significant and negative relationship between capital structures and firms’ performance. The study concludes that firms should minimise the use of debt capital and rather concentrate on equity capital to finance their operations. The study recommends that firms should increase sales and invest in tangible assets to maximise the firms’ performance. 


Author(s):  
M.B.M. Amjath ◽  

Capital structure describes a mix of long-term debt capital and equity capital employed by a company to fund its operation and finance its assts. The objective of the study is to identify the determinants of the capital structure and examine whether each of the determinants have significant impact on capital structure. A sample of 25 beverage food and tobacco sector firms listed on Colombo Stock exchange(CSE) in Sri Lanka over the period of 2016 to 2020 were considered for the study. The independent variables such as profitability (PROR), firm size (FMSZ), tangibility (TANR) and liquidity (LIQR) and dependant variable such as long term debt ratio (LTDR), short term debt ratio (STDR) were used to measure the leverage level of the firms. The data were analysed and hypotheses were tested through regression analysis and correlation analysis by use of SPSS. Coefficient of regression used to identify the significant impact of each determinant against the endogenous factors. The investigation empirical findings reveals that firm size, tangibility and liquidity have significant negative impact on leverage level (STDR), while profitability has positive insignificant impact on leverage level (SDTR). On the other hand all four element have insignificant relationship with LTDR.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 1491
Author(s):  
Peter Brusov ◽  
Tatiana Filatova ◽  
She-I Chang ◽  
George Lin

New modern investment models are created to be as close as possible to real investment conditions. We consider long-term as well as arbitrary duration models with payments of interest on debt and of tax on income a few times per year (semi-annually, quarterly and monthly), which could be applied in real economic practice. Their verification will lead to the creation of a comprehensive system of adequate and correct assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s investment program and its investment strategy. One of the most important elements of calculating the effectiveness of investment projects is the assessment of the discount rate, the calculation methods of which are generalized for the real conditions of the implementation of investment projects. We consider the effectiveness of the investment project from two points of view: the equity owners and the owners of equity and debt. NPV for each of these cases is calculated by two different methods: with the separation of credit and investment flows (and thus discounting the flows using two different rates) and without such separation (with discounting of both flows using the same rate, and WACC can be chosen as the rate). Numerical calculations, conducted for four investment models (without flow separation) show that: (1) in the case of considering the effectiveness of an investment project for owners of equity capital, the increase in the number of payments of tax on income and of interest on debt p leads to a decrease in NPV: this means that the effectiveness of an investment project decreases with p; (2) in the case of considering the effectiveness of an investment project for owners of equity and debt capital, the increase in the number of payments of tax on income and of interest on debt p leads to an increase in NPV: this means that the effectiveness of an investment project increases with p. In the former case, companies should pay tax on profit and interest on debt once per year, while in the latter case, more frequent payments are profitable for the effectiveness of investment. Eight innovative investment models created in this paper can assist decision-makers in the optimal design, planning and control of company investments and the development of a company’s investment strategy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-99
Author(s):  
Vinícius Freitas Lott ◽  
Daniel Rennó Tenenwurcel ◽  
Marcos Antônio de Camargos

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to identify and analyze if there are differences in the determinants of the capital structure of companies listed in B3 (Brazil, Stock exchange, Over-The-Counter), with and without risk bankruptcy.Design/methodology/approach – We used the bankruptcy prediction index (Z2) of Altman, Baidya and Dias (1979) to separate companies with and without risk of bankruptcy, in addition to the multiple regression model estimated by OLS, in a sample consisting of 233 companies. The data used are secondary, of annual periodicity, obtained from financial statements taken from the Quantum Axis database, covering the period from 2011 to 2016.Findings – We concluded that there is a difference in the determinants of indebtedness between companies with and without risk of bankruptcy. Companies with risk of bankruptcy present a positive relationship between long-term and total indebtedness, and profitability and risk. Healthy companies, long-term and total debt presented negative relation with profitability, and positive with risk and size.Research limitations/implications – The limitation of this study is that it applies only to the companies investigated, so it is not possible to make generalizations.Originality/value – As a whole, the evidence found corroborates the pecking order hypothesis, according to which the first source of funds to finance investments is retained earnings, in the assessment of the capital structure of healthy companies than in relation to companies at risk of bankruptcy. Thus, the research's contribution is in the empirical field, providing new evidence for a very controversial topic in finance theory.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhananjaya K.

India witnessed significant development in stock market in the post 1990s due to series of reform measures. As result, firms are able to raise market based capital which helped them to reduce their dependence on institution based finance. Consequently, market valuation of the firm has become an important variable in corporate finance decisions. However, traditional theories of capital structure fail to offer unambiguous explanation on the impact of market value on capital structure. To bridge this lacuna in capital structure literature, Baker and Wrugler (2002) propounded market timing theory which argues that firms’ time the market, that is, firms raise equity capital when market valuation is high and buy back when market valuation is lower and hence the current capital structure of the firm is the cumulative result of past attempts to time the equity market. In this study we attempt to understand the role of market value in influencing the capital structure decisions of the manufacturing firms in India. We find that market value negatively influences the debt ratio both in short term and long term indicating the practice of market timing. Further, we find that negative impact does indeed come from changes in equity issues rather than changes in retained earnings or debt retirement.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3(I)) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Gideon Tayo AKINLEYE ◽  
LovethOluwatosin AKOMOLAFE

This study examined capital structure and profitability of manufacturing firms listed on theNigerian stock exchange. Specifically the study analyzed the impact of disaggregated variables of debt finance(Short term debt and long term debt) and equity finance (share capital and share premium) on profit aftertax. Secondary data were gathered from annual reports of sampled firms over a period of ten years (2008-2017) and were analyzed using panel data estimators such as pooled OLS estimator, fixed effect estimator,random effect estimator, Hausman test, and Pesaran test of cross sectional dependence. The findings revealedthat short term debt has insignificant positive effect on profit after tax of manufacturing firms showing inspecific term a coefficient estimate of 0.114985 (p=0.5890> 0.05) long term debt exerts significant positiveimpact on profit after tax, with specific coefficient estimate of 0.578290 (p=0.0001< 0.05) share capital exertssignificant positive effect on profit after tax, with coefficient estimate of 0.784525 (p=0.0000< 0.05) sharepremium exerts insignificant negative effect on profit after tax, with coefficient estimate of -0.000395 (p=0.9924> 0.05). The study concluded that short term debt has declining effect on the profitability ofmanufacturing firms in the country, while the long term variable of debt finance of firms spurs the rate ofprofitability. In clear term disaggregated debt finance subsets exerts significant effect on the profitability offirms sampled in the study. On the other hand equity finance disaggregated into share capital and sharepremiums reflect that share capital has significant positive effect on profit after tax, while share premium hasinsignificant negative effect on profit after tax.


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