A 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‚
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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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117 Capital Market - Clearing and Settlement IS M R Capital Market - Clearing and Settlement Introduction The transactions in secondary market pass through three distinct phases‚ viz.‚ trading‚ clearing and settlement. While the stock exchanges provide the platform for trading‚ the clearing corporation determines the funds and securities obligations of the trading members and ensures that the trade is settled through exchange of obligations. The clearing banks and the depositories provide
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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(15)‚ pp. 6527-6540‚ 4 August‚ 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.1012 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Capital structure and financing decision - Evidence from the four Asian Tigers and Japan Kuang-Hua Hsu1* and Ching-Yu Hsu2 1 Department of Finance‚ Chaoyang University of Technology‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China 168 Jifong E. Road.‚ Wufong District‚ Taichung
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Capital Structure 7 July 2013 Introduction The capital structure for a company can be very important for the success of the company. Many aspects of the business must be evaluated in order to determine the appropriate capital structure. Throughout this paper‚ three companies will be evaluated. The three companies being evaluated are eBay (NasdaqGS: EBAY)‚ The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX)‚ and Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK). Company Overview eBay is a very popular company
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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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Capital Structure Policy In the normal course of business‚ Columbia Sportswear’s financial position and results operations are subject to a variety of market risks. Those market risks include interest movements on borrowing and investment activities. As well as the volatility of currency exchange rate movement. The business is also affected by the general seasonal trends due to the nature of outdoor industry. In 2011‚ approximately 65% of the net sale and all of their profitability were realized
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theory‚ to fund an increased dividend payout or a stock buyback‚ a firm might invest less‚ borrow more‚ or issue more stock. Which of those three elements is Gainesboro’s management willing to vary‚ and which elements remain fixed as a matter of the company’s policy? 2. What happens to Gainesboro’s financing need and unused debt capacity if: a. no dividends are paid? b. a 20% payout is pursued? c. a 40% payout is pursued? d. a residual payout policy is pursued? Note that
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance‚ 2e (Berk) Chapter 17 Payout Policy 17.1 Cash Distribution to Shareholders 2) The way a firm chooses between alternate uses of free cash flow is referred to as A) retention ratio. B) payout policy. C) call policy. D) debt policy. Answer: B 3) The date on which the board of directors of a company authorizes the dividend is called the ________ date. A) declaration B) record C) ex-dividend D) distribution Answer: A 4) The firm will pay the
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Capital Structure and Debt Structure* Joshua D. Rauh Kellogg School of Management and NBER Amir Sufi University of Chicago Booth School of Business and NBER February 2010 *We thank Doug Diamond‚ Anil Kashyap‚ Gordon Phillips‚ Michael Roberts‚ Toni Whited‚ Luigi Zingales‚ and seminar participants at Emory University‚ Georgetown University‚ Maastricht University‚ Rice University‚ Tilburg University‚ the University of California-Berkeley‚ the University of Chicago‚ the University of Colorado
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