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Capital Structure and Its Determinants: Evidence from Vietnam  

NGUYEN, Tan Gia (Finance Faculty, Banking Academy)
NGUYEN, Lan (Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, Van Lang University)
NGUYEN, Tuan Duc (Finance Faculty, Banking Academy)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.10, 2021 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
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This paper attempts to investigate the determinants of capital structure of Vietnamese firms and also shed light on some of the factors of the modern theory of capital structure which is relevant for explaining the capital structure in advanced countries which are also relevant in the context of Vietnam. Using panel data from more than 1000 Vietnamese listed enterprises census 2017-2020, the paper finds that leverage ratio of Vietnamese firms is significantly related to probability. The firms have high level of fixed assets which they use as collateral, resulting in higher debt ratio, which is in line with the pecking order theory. The result also confirm that highly targeted debt ratio is positively correlated with the industry characteristics (using real estate firms as a benchmark), in which firm operates. Furthermore, consistent with the trade-off hypothesis, the leverage ratio is positively affected by non - debt tax shield. The result confirms that a large number of companies are state - owned, will have an insignificant impact of firm's size (as reverse proxy for bankruptcy cost) on leverage ratio. We also find that there is no distinction between state-owned enterprises and private enterprises due to strict adherence to the rules set by the Vietnamese government. Distinct from other countries, corporate income tax has slight impact on capital structure in Vietnamese firms.
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Capital Structure; Financing Choice; Transition Economy; Capital Market; Vietnam;
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