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The Effects of Economic Conditions on Capital Structure : Evidence from Korean Shipping Firms

경기변화를 고려한 해운기업의 자본구조에 관한 실증연구

  • Received : 2016.11.14
  • Accepted : 2016.12.15
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Since Modigliani and Miller developed their theory of capital structure in 1958, it has become one of the most debated issues in corporate management. This is because the capital structure decision necessarily affects financial risk and the firm's value. Throughout the research, one of the most concerning problems is determining what factors influence the firm's capital structure. Since Korean shipping firms have been suffering from a long term economic recession, an optimal capital structure has become increasingly critical to survive in the shipping industry. This paper studies panel data on 46 Korean shipping companies since 2000 to find the factors that affect capital structure. The results suggest that a negative relationship arises between firm size, tangible assets, profitability and non-debt tax shields against leverage. Otherwise, it proved that growth opportunity has a positive relationship with the firm's leverage. In the research model during a booming shipping economy, growth opportunity and non-debt tax shield are not associated with firm's capital structure.

글로벌금융위기 이후 우리나라 해운산업은 기업퇴출, 자본잠식, 법정관리 등 다양한 형태로 불황을 맞고 있다. 경기변화에 민감하고, 선박확보에 거대자본이 요구된다는 점을 감안할 때 자본구조의 최적화는 기업가치를 극대화할 수 있는 기초가 되고, 기업부실화를 극복할 수 있는 수단이 될 것이다. 이에 본 연구는 선행연구들을 바탕으로 10년 이상 적격 감사보고서를 제출한 국내 46개 해운기업을 대상으로 자본구조와 기업특성 간 관계를 해운경기변화를 고려하여 규명해보고자 하였다. 실증결과, 국내 해운기업의 자본구조는 기업규모, 자산유형화정도, 수익성, 비부채성세금효과 등과는 부(-)의 관계가, 성장성은 정(+)의 관계가 있음 실증되었다. 해운경기반영 모형별 진단에서는 상대적으로 불황기모형은 전체기간 분석결과와 큰 차이를 보이지 않은 반면, 상대적 호황기모형에서는 유동성이 추가적으로 유의하였으며, 비부채성세금효과와 성장성은 유의하지 않음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 글로벌 상장해운기업을 대상으로 한 기존연구들과 연구결과에서 큰 차이는 없었으나, 비부채성세금효과, 선박유형화정도, 성장성이 국내 해운기업에 추가적으로 유의함을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만, 국내 해운기업의 자본구조관련 연구를 보다 강화하기 위해서는 목표부채비율, 조정속도 등의 연구가 추가적으로 진행될 필요성은 있을 것이다.

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