Capital structure

The capital structure of a firm describes the way in which a firm raised capital needed to establish and expand its business activities. It is a mixture of various types of equity and debt capital a firm maintained resulting from the firms financing decisions. In one way or another, business activity must be financed. Without finance to support their fixed assets and working capital requirements, business could not exist. In all aspects of capital investment decision, the capital structure decision

Introduction The relationship between capital structure and firm value has been discussed frequently in the literature by different researcher accordingly, in both theoretical and empirical studies. It has also been discussed that whether the firm has any optimal capital structure that has been adopted by an individual firm, or whether the proportions of debt usage is completely irrelevant to the individual firm value. A firm can choose a mix of three modes of financing i.e. issuing shares, borrowing

OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION This report tries to visualize “OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE” and represent the facts that include features of capital structure, determinants of capital structure, and patterns of capital structure, types and theories of capital structure, theory of optimal capital structure, risk associated with capital structure, external assessment of capital structure and some assumption related to capital structure. BROAD OBJECTIVE • To determine features of capital structure

II. INTRODUCTION Capital structure is the proportion of debt and equity in which a corporate finances its business. The capital structure of a company/firm plays a very important role in determining the value of a firm. There are various theories which propagate the ‘ideal’ capital mix / capital structure for a firm. A corporate can finance its business mainly by 2 means i.e. debts and equity. However, the proportion of each of these could vary from business to business. A company can choose

Determinants of capital structure In finance, capital structure refers to the way a corporation finances its assets through some combination of equity, debt, or hybrid securities. A firm 's capital structure is then the composition or 'structure ' of its liabilities. Simply, capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity used by a firm in financing its assets. The capital structure decision is one of the most important decisions made by financial management. The capital structure decision is

variation of capital structure across industries in India during pre and post liberalization regime and also examine if there is any significant change in average industry level capital structure during post liberalization regime. The study is based on industry wise data of 85 industries in manufacturing sector the results shows that there has been significant decrease in leverage during post liberalization regime and there has been change in set of explanatory variables for capital structure. The most

Does the capital structure of a firm really matter? If so, how and why does it matter? Practitioners and scholars of corporate finance have debated these questions for several years and have found it difficult to come up with definitive answers. The classical work of Modigliani and Miller (1958) provided the impetus for what is now, orthodox corporate finance theory on the optimal capital structure of firms. They postulated that, in a perfect or frictionless capital market, the choice between debt

Home Depot & Capital Structure Finding the perfect capital structure in terms of risk and reward can ensure a company meets shareholder expectations and protects a firm in times of recession. Capital structure refers to how a business puts its money to “work”. The two forms of capital structure are equity capital and debt capital. Both have their benefits and limitations. Striking that perfect balance between the two can mean the difference between thriving versus trying to survive. Equity

Contents :- Introduction on Capital Structure……………………..5 Summary and Evaluation of Articles…………………6 Conclusion………………………………………………………..8 References/Bibliography………………………………….9   Introduction On Capital Structure :- In the field of finance capital structure means a way an organization or firms finances their assets by the way of some mix and match of Equity, Debt or Hybrid Securities. The modern thinking on capital structure is based on the Modigliani-Miller theorem given by Franco Modigliani

To put it simple way, first we have to understand optimal capital structure is maximizes a firm’s stock price, and the target capital structure is mix of the debt, preferred stock, and common equity the firm wants to have (Eugene and Joel 2009). The capital structure is also showing how a firm use different sources of funds to finances its overall operations and growth the stock price. Capital structure shows that how a firm’s assets have been established debt and equity, it is very important in

Literature Review Capital structure theory has long been a controversial issue in the finance literature. The two Novel laureates, Franco Modigliani and Metron Miller (here after called M-M) were the first to present a formal model in 1958 on valuation of capital structure in corporate finance theory and is still the cornerstone of modern corporate finance. MM were the first to take a sharp look at the relationship between Capital Structure and the cost of capital. In their seminal papers (1958

finance those investments: with equity, debt or a combination of both (Myers, 2001). The study of capital structure tries to clarify this variety of securities and financing opportunities. In accounting terms, this decision is situated on the right-hand side of the balance sheet (Myers, 2001). In his Capital Structure Puzzle article, Myers (1984) poses the question “How do firms choose their capital structure?”. But even today, there is no right solution to this question. In the literature, there are

Theory of Capital Structure - A Review Stein Frydenberg£ April 29, 2004 ABSTRACT This paper is a review of the central theoretical literature. The most important arguments for what could determine capital structure is the pecking order theory and the static trade off theory. These two theories are reviewed, but neither of them provides a complete description of the situation and why some firms prefer equity and others debt under different circumstances. The paper is ended by a summary where the

contains a critical analysis of the capital structure strategy employed by Leighton Holdings Ltd during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and also an assessment of optimal capital structure Leighton should use to fund future investments. Examination of the changes of the capital structure of the company over pre-GFC and post-GFC period (2004-2010) reveals a range of considerations were deliberated in the financing decision; these include not only the capital market conditions but also the size

Capital structure management is a major area of concern for financial economists. For the previous century various theories regarding the identification and definition of various capital structure related problems were presented before the world. Background of the study In 1958, Modigliani and Miller’s “irrelevance theory of capital structure” pioneered the modern philosophy against the capital structure management of an organization. This theory stated that the value of a firm is independent of

Impacts of Profitability and Financial Leverage on Firm’s Capital Structure By [Your Name] [Instructor’s Name] [Institution’s Name] [Date] Declaration While conducting the proposed research work, I, being a hard-working, innovative and conscientious researcher, come up with the factual severity of consequences allied with an act of plagiarising content from others’ work. Moreover, I do comprehend the rules and regulations my university encompasses against submitting a plagiarised document

Capital Structure Theories Capital Structure Capital Structure is the proportion of debt, preference and equity capitals in the total financing of the firm’s assets. The main objective of financial management is to maximize the value of the equity shares of the firm. Given this objective, the firm has to choose that financing mix/capital structure that results in maximizing the wealth of the equity shareholders. Such a capital structure is called as the optimum capital structure. At the optimum

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Part-I of this paper analyzes the Treasury Manager and his various approaches towards the Capital Structure, by showing arguments for and against each theory. We discuss about four types of approaches that may be taken by the treasury manager while considering the Capital Structure of a Company. We have discussed Rolls Royce PLC’s capital structure strategy and analyzed the capital structure of the company over the past 10 years using an empirical case/research. The Part-II of this paper

The theory of the capital structure is an important reference theory in enterprise’s financing policy. Whether or not an optimal capital structure exists is one of the most important and complex issues in corporate finance. How an organization is financed is of paramount importance to both the managers of firms and providers of funds. This is because a wrong mix of finance is employed the performance and survival of the business enterprise may be seriously affected. Though the literature teens with

Capital Structure Stewart C. Myers The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 15, No. 2. (Spring, 2001), pp. 81-102. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28200121%2915%3A2%3C81%3ACS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D The Journal of Economic Perspectives is currently published by American Economic Association. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR 's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR 's Terms and Conditions of Use