Capital Structure In finance‚ the term “capital structure” refers to the way a firm finances its assets. Generally speaking‚ there are two main forms of capital structure: debt financing and equity financing (Cumming 52; Myers‚ 83). Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages‚ and an essential task for the successful manager of a firm is to find an optimal capital structure in terms of risk and reward for stockholders. When making decisions that affect capital structure‚ managers must be
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review of capital structure theories 1.0 Introduction One of the most contentious financial issues that have provoked intense academic research during the last decades is the theory of capital structure. Capital structure can be defined as a ’Mix of different securities issued by a firm’ (Brealey and Myers‚ 2003). Simply speaking‚ capital structure mainly contains two elements‚ debt and equity. In 1958‚ through combining tax and debt factors in a simple model to price the value of a company‚ Modigliani
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Report In August 2000‚ Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company recalled 6.5 Million ATX and AT tires that had been installed on Ford’s Explorer model SUV. At the time‚ it appeared as though Ford and Firestone were doing the right thing. They had found out that the tread separated on Ford Explorers in states with intense heat‚ such as Florida and Texas. However‚ it later came to light that both Ford and Firestone had known about these problems earlier than 2000 and that Ford had even had a similar
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Chapter 8: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Caption: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Citation: California Court of Appeals‚ Fourth District‚ 1981 174 Cal. Rptr. 348 Facts: 1. Ford developed a new model‚ later to be known as the pinto‚ changing the design drastically. 2. Ford discovered that the fuel tanks position was in a ’vulnerable place’ and the car failed to met crash safety standards. 3. Ford was aware of the small cost to help the fuel tanks meet standards but refused to
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Assignment 1. Some of the key trends in the capital structure of India Inc. are as follows: Key observations: * Indian corporate employ substantial amount of debt in their capital structure in terms of the debt-equity ratio as well as total debt to total assets ratio. * As a result of debt-dominated capital structure‚ the Indian corporate are exposed to a very high degree of total risk as reflected in high degree of operating leverage and financial leverage and‚ consequently‚ are
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Capital Structure Financial Seminar DFI 605 Group Members Nidhi Batta D61/79041/2012 Caleb Musau Kivuva D61/79601/2012 Tom Mbuya Odundo D61/78251/2012 CathrineWanjiku Kamau D61/60682/2013 Daniel Mwangi Mwaniki D61/84153/2012 Ndiangui James Wambugu D61/79627/2012 Submitted to: Mr. Mirie Mwangi September - December 2013 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nairobi.
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Introduction The context of this paper is to investigate the relationship between capital structure and firm performance on Malaysia plantations industries. According to Brealey and Myers (1988)‚ the capital structure will determine the survival of a business. Damodaran (2001) defined capital structure as the mix of debt and equity used to finance the operation of firms. Capital structure is closed link with corporate performance (Tian and Zeitun‚ 2007). Corporate performance can be measured by
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE: MEANING: - Capital structure of a firm is a reflection of the overall investment and financing strategy of the firm. - Capital structure can be of various kinds as described below: ▪ Horizontal capital structure: the firm has zero debt component in the structure mix. Expansion of the firm takes through equity or retained earnings only. ▪ Vertical capital structure: the base of the structure is formed by a small amount
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Financial Management Unit – 4 Capital Structure Capital Structure • It refers to the kinds of securities and the proportionate amounts that make up capitalization. • A decision about the proportion among the three types of securities viz.‚ Equity shares‚ Pref. Shares and Debentures refers to the Capital Structure of an enterprise. What is “Capital Structure”? • Definition The capital structure of a firm is the mix of different securities issued by the firm to finance its operations
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Capital structure describes how a corporation has organized its capital—how it obtains the financial resources with which it operates its business. Businesses adopt various capital structures to meet both internal needs for capital and external requirements for returns on shareholders investments. As shown on its balance sheet‚ a company’s capitalization is constructed from three basic blocks: Long-term debt. By standard accounting definition‚ long-term debt includes obligations that are not
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