effects on capital structure are very persistent. As a consequence‚ current capital structure is strongly related to historical market values. The results suggest the theory that capital structure is the cumulative outcome of past attempts to time the equity market. Introduction “Equity market timing” refers to the practice of issuing shares at high prices and repurchasing shares at low prices. Equity market timing appears to be an important aspect of real corporate financial policy. In this
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LIII‚ NO. 4 • AUGUST 1998 Agency Costs‚ Risk Management‚ and Capital Structure HAYNE E. LELAND* ABSTRACT The joint determination of capital structure and investment risk is examined. Optimal capital structure ref lects both the tax advantages of debt less default costs ~Modigliani and Miller ~1958‚ 1963!!‚ and the agency costs resulting from asset substitution ~Jensen and Meckling ~1976!!. Agency costs restrict leverage and debt maturity and increase yield spreads‚ but their importance is
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Managerial Finance – Problem Review Set – Capital Structure and Leverage 1) If a firm utilizes debt financing‚ an X% decline in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) will result in a decline in earnings per share that is larger than X. a. True b. False 2) Firm A has a higher degree of business risk than Firm B. Firm A can offset this by using less financial leverage. Therefore‚ the variability of both firms ’ expected EBITs could
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DETERMINANTS THE CASE OF THE KENYAN BANKING INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION Capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity which a firm uses to finance its operations. Many theories have been formulated with regard to whether there exists an optimal capital structure mix and the role the various determinants of capital structure play in deciding the mix. The Modern theory of capital structure began with Modigliani and Miller in 1958 (Harris
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Audit Quality and Cost of Debt Capital for Private Firms: Evidence from Finland Jukka Karjalainen Department of Business University of Eastern Finland April 10‚ 2010 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the value relevance of the perceived audit quality in terms of who audits‚ as well as the audit outcomes in terms of the auditor’s opinion and accruals quality‚ in the pricing of debt capital for privately-held firms by examining a large sample of privately-held Finnish firms. The
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Debt and equity financing Debt and equity financing is the sources of funding can provide you with all the cash you need to start or grow your business. Debt financing Debt financing means borrowing money from an outside source with the promise of paying back the borrowed amount‚ plus the agreed-upon interest‚ at a later date. When a firm raises money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds‚ bills‚ or notes to individual and/or institutional investors can be considered as debt
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FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CORPORATE FINANCE Capital Structure in TATA Motors Course: PGDM Capital Structure in TATA Motors Corporate Finance ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The preparation of this project report was a multi-staged process and each stage involved contributions from various individuals and resources. We are greatly thankful to Dr. Himanshu Joshi‚ Lecturer in Corporate Finance who gave us an opportunity to work on this project. We express our profound sense of gratitude and veneration to you
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30017 Corporate Finance Hannes Wagner The included PDF files are examples of case study write-ups made by students of the 30017 Corporate Finance course in 2012-2013. The underlying case was “Hutchison Whampoa Limited: The Capital Structure Decision”. The write-ups were evaluated as “excellent” and the students have agreed for their work to be distributed. All rights to their work remain with them. The instructions that students received were the following: “Your assignment is to provide a written
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ratio of debt to total capital approaching 70%‚ as opposed to a target ratio of 60%. While some investors welcome HCA’s more aggressive use of leverage‚ others are worried that HCA’s capital structure could decrease the company’s current A bond rating. As a result of increased debt‚ a decline in HCA’s first-quarter earnings per share could occur. The company faces the problem of deciding what should be done to its capital structure and whether reducing the ratio of debt to total capital to match
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Fin324 CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES A Case Study of All Systems Logistics‚ Inc. Phil Submitted by: Bijis‚ Dean Victor 3BM-A Submitted to: Ma. Grace M. Baysa Fin324 Teacher Abstract Firms need capital in order to run their respective businesses‚ do necessary investments and eventually‚ grow larger. These actions and decisions are combined with high costs where both internal and external financing might be appropriate. Capital structure is the
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