This paper investigates the effectiveness of various factors upon the capital structure decisions of Chinese firms by conducting an empirical analysis of Chinese-listed retail companies.An unbalanced panel dataset was...This paper investigates the effectiveness of various factors upon the capital structure decisions of Chinese firms by conducting an empirical analysis of Chinese-listed retail companies.An unbalanced panel dataset was formed with a sample of 110 companies observed for 12 years(2010~2021).Each observation is measured quarterly.Traditional explanatory variables are adopted in the study,including profitability,company size,tangibility of assets,internal financing ability,tax ratio,growth opportunities,and volatility.By employing the Fama-Macbeth approach,the regression results are interpreted to determine the impact of independent variables upon the leverage a company takes on.To solve the reverse causality problem,we include the lag term(last quarter’s data)of the debt-to-equity ratio as control variables.Consistent with previous theoretical and empirical studies,firms’leverage ratio is positively related to size,tangibility,tax ratio,and last quarter’s debt level.Companies’profitability and internal financing ability are negatively correlated with their debt-to-equity ratio.Firms’earning volatility and growth opportunities do not show significant relationship with the debt-to-equity ratio.The study has provided more empirical evidence on capital structure theories regarding emerging financial markets.展开更多
Financial decision-making is the central link of enterprise financial management. The prevalent theory of financial decision-making is ＂capital structure＂. This paper makes a new explanation of ＂capital structure＂...Financial decision-making is the central link of enterprise financial management. The prevalent theory of financial decision-making is ＂capital structure＂. This paper makes a new explanation of ＂capital structure＂, which is ＂financial contract structure＂ based on interacts among stakeholders. It developed the intension and extension of＂capital structure＂.展开更多
从资本结构研究中影响资本结构的因素入手,将资本结构理论研究的演变大致划分为三个阶段:20世纪50年代的MM理论到Jensen and Meckling(1976)、Jensen and Meckling(1976)到LLSV(1997,1998)、LLSV(1997,1998)之后。这种演变是一个不断&qu...从资本结构研究中影响资本结构的因素入手,将资本结构理论研究的演变大致划分为三个阶段:20世纪50年代的MM理论到Jensen and Meckling(1976)、Jensen and Meckling(1976)到LLSV(1997,1998)、LLSV(1997,1998)之后。这种演变是一个不断"内化"现实因素的过程:MM(1958)之前,传统资本结构理论仍以规范性研究为主;MM(1958)之后,引入经济学"方法";Jensen and Meckling(1976)之后,引入"人"的行为及利益冲突;LLSV(1997,1998)之后,引入"制度"背景。展开更多
文摘This paper investigates the effectiveness of various factors upon the capital structure decisions of Chinese firms by conducting an empirical analysis of Chinese-listed retail companies.An unbalanced panel dataset was formed with a sample of 110 companies observed for 12 years(2010~2021).Each observation is measured quarterly.Traditional explanatory variables are adopted in the study,including profitability,company size,tangibility of assets,internal financing ability,tax ratio,growth opportunities,and volatility.By employing the Fama-Macbeth approach,the regression results are interpreted to determine the impact of independent variables upon the leverage a company takes on.To solve the reverse causality problem,we include the lag term(last quarter’s data)of the debt-to-equity ratio as control variables.Consistent with previous theoretical and empirical studies,firms’leverage ratio is positively related to size,tangibility,tax ratio,and last quarter’s debt level.Companies’profitability and internal financing ability are negatively correlated with their debt-to-equity ratio.Firms’earning volatility and growth opportunities do not show significant relationship with the debt-to-equity ratio.The study has provided more empirical evidence on capital structure theories regarding emerging financial markets.
文摘Financial decision-making is the central link of enterprise financial management. The prevalent theory of financial decision-making is ＂capital structure＂. This paper makes a new explanation of ＂capital structure＂, which is ＂financial contract structure＂ based on interacts among stakeholders. It developed the intension and extension of＂capital structure＂.
文摘从资本结构研究中影响资本结构的因素入手,将资本结构理论研究的演变大致划分为三个阶段:20世纪50年代的MM理论到Jensen and Meckling(1976)、Jensen and Meckling(1976)到LLSV(1997,1998)、LLSV(1997,1998)之后。这种演变是一个不断"内化"现实因素的过程:MM(1958)之前,传统资本结构理论仍以规范性研究为主;MM(1958)之后,引入经济学"方法";Jensen and Meckling(1976)之后,引入"人"的行为及利益冲突;LLSV(1997,1998)之后,引入"制度"背景。
