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The effect of recapitalization on capital structure decision and corporate value in Korean Firms

한국기업의 자본재조정이 자본구조 의사결정과 기업가치에 미치는 영향분석

  • Kim, Jooyul (Department of Business Administration, Changwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Dongwook (Research and Analysis Team, Busan Economic Promotion Agency) ;
  • Kim, Byounggon (Department of Business Administration, Changwon National University)
  • 김주열 (창원대학교 경영학과) ;
  • 김동욱 (부산경제진흥원 경제동향분석센터) ;
  • 김병곤 (창원대학교 경영학과)
  • Received : 2017.03.03
  • Accepted : 2017.04.07
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

This study analyzed how Korean firms' recapitalization affects their capital structure decision and firm value. Recapitalization was categorized into three groups according to the influence of the debt to equity ratio: debt ratio-increasing-recapitalization(capital reduction with refund, cash dividend), debt ratio-unchanging-recapitalization (capital reduction without refund, retirement of repurchased stocks), and debt ratio-decreasing-recapitalization(exercise the rights for convertible bonds, bond with stock warrants, exchangeable bonds and stock options). This article highlights how the relationship between the firms' recapitalization and the capital structure decision driven by the change in debt to equity ratio through the recapitalization should affect the firm value. The whole recapitalization sample used for this analysis comprised 22,814 enterprises listed on the Korea Exchange that were analyzed over the 16-year period from 2000 to 2015. To summarize the results of this Panel Data Analysis, firstly, when a firm executes debt ratio-increasing-recapitalization and debt ratio-decreasing-recapitalization at the period of t-1, the debt to equity ratio, which is increased or decreased, should affect the firm's debt capacity in the same period, then, at the period of t, the firm establishes a leverage policy to readjust the debt to equity ratio the other way around. These adjustments of debt-paying-ability from the leverage policy, including the capital structure decision, finally affect the firm value. Secondly, when a firm implements the debt ratio-unchanging-recapitalization in the period of t-1, the debt to equity ratio, which is neutral, should not affect the firm's capital structure decision. But, the firm value is positively affected by the influence of that recapitalization. Conclusively, we acknowledge a firm which carries out the recapitalization balances its capital structure to the optimal level of leverage and that the capital structure decision positively affects the corporate value.

본 연구에서는 부채조달 없이 자본재조정을 실행할 수 있는 수단들에 초점을 맞추어 자본재조정이 자본구조 의사결정과 기업가치에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 자본재조정 수단들을 자본재조정 실행시 기업의 자본구조에 미치는 영향에 따라 부채비율 상승형(유상감자, 현금배당), 부채비율 불변형(무상감자, 자사주 소각), 부채비율 하락형(전환사채, 신주인수권부사채, 교환사채, 스톡옵션 등의 권리행사) 등으로 구분하여 자본재조정 실행이후에 기업의 자본구조 의사결정과 기업가치에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 분석을 위해서는 한국거래소의 유가증권시장과 코스닥시장에 상장되어 있는 총 22,814개 연도-기업 자료가 사용되었다. 분석방법으로는 패널자료를 이용한 2SLS법이 사용되었다. 실증분석 결과는 첫째, 기업이 부채비율 상승형 자본재조정을 실시하면 부채비율이 상승하여 재무구조가 악화되기 때문에 다음 기에는 부채비율을 낮출 수 있는 자본구조 의사결정을 하게 되고, 이러한 재무건전성을 추구하는 자본구조 의사결정은 시장으로부터 긍정적인 평가를 받게 되어 기업가치가 증가한다는 것을 확인하였다. 둘째, 부채비율 불변형 자본재조정은 기업의 자본구조 의사결정에는 영향을 미치지 않지만, 기업가치에는 정(+)의 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 셋째, 기업의 부채비율 하락형 자본재조정이 실행되면 다음 기에는 부채를 확대하는 자본구조 의사결정이 선택되고, 이러한 부채 확대정책은 기업가치에 긍정적으로 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로 부채비율 상승형 자본재조정과 부채비율 하락형 자본재조정은 기업의 자본구조 의사결정에 영향을 미치고, 이렇게 결정된 자본구조 의사결정은 기업가치에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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