The Role of Target Leverage in Security Issues and Repurchases
In: The journal of business, Volume 77, Issue 4, p. 1041-1072
ISSN: 1537-5374
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In: The journal of business, Volume 77, Issue 4, p. 1041-1072
ISSN: 1537-5374
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In: Journal of Risk Model Validation, Volume 6/;Number 3, page 27-49, 2012
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In: Business research quarterly: BRQ, Volume 19, Issue 3, p. 188-205
ISSN: 2340-9444
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In: Review of financial economics: RFE, Volume 19, Issue 4, p. 137-150
ISSN: 1873-5924
AbstractThis paper applies a nonlinear structural equation framework to analyze dynamic capital structure choice. I test the hypothesis that firms adjust leverage towards a time‐varying target, and that this target is determined by solving an optimization problem: optimal leverage is achieved when the difference between the expected net present value of the tax shield and the expected net present value of the costs of insolvency is maximized. Results indicate that firm size is an important determinant of the validity of this simple trade‐off model.
In: Organizacija: revija za management, informatiko in kadre ; journal of management, informatics and human resources, Volume 53, Issue 1, p. 21-35
ISSN: 1581-1832
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Background and Purpose: This study investigates the impact of environmental reporting on speed of adjustment and adjustment costs which is evaluated based on the ability of firms to adjust to target leverage level for non-financial firms listed in the Malaysian Stock Exchange (Bursa Malaysia).
Design/Methodology/ Approach: The study selects Malaysian firms based on the contracting and political cost of the economy which is seen as a relationship-based economy. This in turn influences a firm's ability to obtain external financing and thus has an important impact on capital structure decisions. In addition, the method employed allows for a direct measure on adjustment cost for firms. The current study utilises a dynamic regime switching model based on the DPF estimator to estimate rate of adjustment to optimal target levels based on the distinction of environmental reporting of public listed firms. The approach allows statistical inferences to control for potential serial correlation, endogeneity and heterogeneity concerns which accounts for firm specific characteristics.
Results: The empirical findings suggest voluntary disclosure on environmental reporting increases a firm's ability to access external financing at a cheaper cost as evidenced by a more rapid rate of adjustment. The findings are consistent across differing endogenous and exogenous factors indicating that these firms tend to face lower adjustment costs.
Conclusion: The current study provides a direct measure on the ability of firms to adjust to target levels via security issues and repurchases in the capital markets. This in turn is a reflection of perceived riskiness and value from the investors' point of view in an emerging market. Prior studies have focused on environmental reporting and equity risk premiums and have not evaluated the direct impact on firm value given that the trade-off theory of capital structure predicts that firm value is maximised at target i.e. optimal levels of leverage. This study addresses the current gap in the literature by evaluating the impact on firms' value, based on the adjustment cost.
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In: Finance Research Letters, Forthcoming
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In: International Journal of Recent Scientific Research Vol. 11, Issue, 02 (E), pp. 37517-37528
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In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 55, no. 4 (2020): 1946-1977.
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In: The journal of financial research: the journal of the Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association, Volume 44, Issue 1, p. 53-79
ISSN: 1475-6803
AbstractDepending on whether the existing debt is below or above target debt level, some firms are more willing to raise debt (if needed) than others. In this article, I show that firms are more likely to both increase and smooth dividends when they have below‐target debt after controlling for access to debt. Additionally, I show that when firms have below‐target debt, they use a greater fraction of proceeds from net debt issues to finance dividends. I obtain similar results when repeating the tests with total payouts (dividends plus repurchases) instead of dividends only.