• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2021

The capital structure is one of the hot financial topics among researchers and scholars. Its importance comes from the fact that capital structure is closely related to companies' ability to meet different stakeholders' needs. A suitable capital structure will boost the business and create a competitive advantage in the context of fierce competition. Many companies choose an optimal debt level based on the trade-off between interest and debt costs. This study aimed to test the existence of trade-off theory in capital structure, the case of Vietnam's real estate companies, which are growing very fast recently. Instead of considering constant optimal leverage to test the trade-off model, we take advantage of the dynamic capital structure determined by growth opportunities, profitability, tax incentives, tangibility, liquidity, and firm size. The dynamic panel data regression was estimated by the system Generalized Method of Moment (Sys-GMM). The empirical evidence showed that real estate companies listed in the Vietnamese stock market might change their leverage toward a target capital structure determined by influential factors in a long-term perspective. In particular, the debt-to-asset ratio will change by approximately 14 percent, positively, in response to the difference between the current debt-to-asset ratio and the dynamic target debt-to-asset ratio.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.133-142
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• 2022

This study examines the relationship between debt maturity structure and bankruptcy risk. There are various studies of leverage's effect on bankruptcy risk. Debt maturity, however, has not received the attention it deserves, especially in emerging markets with a high degree of information asymmetry. Using Vietnamese listed company data and various estimations, we find that leverage is positively associated with the likelihood of default. Importantly, short-term leverage shows a significantly positive effect on bankruptcy risk, while long-term leverage does not show significant results. The findings highlight that rollover risk firms are exposed to when using short-term debt increases bankruptcy risk. Meanwhile, firms do not cope with this risk in case of long-term debt adoption. High information asymmetry in emerging markets may be the main reason for the difference. The result is robust for subsamples of firms in different financial conditions, in concentrated and competitive industries, as well as for manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies. We also find that firms in a better financial situation and concentrated industries experience a higher short-term leverage effect than their counterparts. We, however, do not find a significant difference in the impact between manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies. This paper is among the first to examine the relation between debt maturity and bankruptcy risk in Vietnam.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2017

이익조정은 사적인 목적을 가지고 재무보고과정에 의도적으로 개입하거나, 이해관계자들에게 기업성과를 호도하는 일련의 과정 또는 선택을 의미한다. 해운기업의 경우 선박확보와 결부된 자본구조로 인해 부채계약을 위반할 가능성이 높고, 이에 따른 이익조정 동기 또한 타 산업에 비해 높은 특징을 가지게 된다. 이에 본 논문은 2007년 이후 87개 해운기업을 대상으로 해운기업의 이익관리여부를 확인함과 동시에 수정 Jones모형을 통해 도출된 재량적발생액과 자본구조변수와의 관계 및 해운기업의 이익조정행태를 알아보고자 하였다. 해운기업의 이익관리 가능성을 확인하기 위해 분포도와 차이분석 및 FGLS분석을 실시하였으며, 분석결과 0에 근접하여 손실을 본 기업들의 이익조정 즉, 이익관리 가능성을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 자본구조관련 변수와 재량적발생액에는 부(-)의 관련성이 관찰되어 국내 많은 연구들과 유사한 결과를 보여주었다. 현금흐름변수 또한 유의한 것으로 나타나, 국내기업의 현금흐름중시 경향이 자본구조와 재량적발생액사이에 부(-)의 관련성을 발생시킬 수 있다는 기존 연구를 뒷받침해 주었다. 해운기업의 이익관리행태에 대한 추가분석에서는 전기부채만기구조가 이익조정과 부(-)의 관련성을 보였으며, 부채비율이 급격히 증가한 집단에서 이익조정의 가능성이 더 큼을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.861-872
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• 2021

This study examines the relationship between board characteristics and capital structure. Data was collected from the annual reports of listed companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand, from 2015 to 2017, which totaled 1,264 firm-year observations. The study uses multiple regression analysis to analyses the data by using independent variables, including board size, outside directors, managerial ownership, CEO duality, frequency of board meetings, board experience, and gender to measure board characteristics and the total debt ratio for capital structure. Research findings show that the more independent the directors are, the lower the cost of debt financing is, as they control the management team more strictly about debt financing than directors with less independence do. Additionally, the results reveal that the higher the percentage of managerial ownership, the higher the level of leverage and debt financing, whereas board size and board meetings have a negative relationship to capital structure. Further research showed that firm size, growth opportunities and corporate governance rating all had a positive significant impact on capital structure. The findings of this study suggest that the presence of proper corporate governance leads to better funding mechanisms as it ensures that the company is in a better position to obtain external funding.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2017

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.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2022

Our study adds to the body of knowledge about the relationship between credit ratings and the capital structure of bond issuers. Using Bloomberg and Datastream databases and employing panel regression models, we study the capital structure changes of Japanese enterprises after credit rating changes by global rating agencies (S&P and Moody's) as well as their local counterparts (R&I and JCR) from 1998 to 2016. We find that after rating downgrades, Japanese enterprises considerably reduce net debt or net debt relative to net equity, similar to the findings of Kisgen (2009), who focused on U.S. industrial firms. They do not, however, make adjustments to their financial structure as a result of rating improvements. In comparison to downgrades by S&P and Moody's, Japanese corporations issue 1.89 percent less net debt and 1.50 percent less net debt relative to net equity after R&I and JCR rating downgrades. To put it another way, Japanese companies consider rating adjustments made by local agencies to be more significant than those made by global rating organizations. Our findings contradict earlier research that suggests S&P and Moody's are more prominent in the investment community than R&I and JCR in Japan.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.23-46
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• 2004

Tax exhaustion effect hypothesis says that firms with low expected marginal tax rates on their interest deductions employ less debt in their capital structure. We use logit analysis to study how financing decision is related to tax after controlling non tax effects. We treat non debt tax shields as proxy of marginal corporate tax rates which affect the probability of using the deductibility of debt tax shields and empirically test the tax effect on financing decision in Korea. In conclusion, we provide evidence that debt financing is positively related to tax in the former sub-period. This results partially support for tax exhaustion effect hypothesis and low tax rate firms have lower debt levels than high tax rate firms.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.61-86
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• 2006

Based on a previous literature about hospital capital structure(Shyam- Sunder & Myers, 1999), this study attempted comparison and analysis on whether the forecast of trade-off and pecking order theory could be validated in hospital's capital structure. First, this study analyzed whether hospitals follow the priority for each capital source as suggested by pecking order theory under lack of capital running in hospital. Next, it analyzed whether debt level is regressed on the average to target debt level so as to verify the validity of trade-off theory. Finally, it also analyzed possible associations between debt level and determinants of capital structure as adopted in static trade-off theory, so as to verify relative advantages of these two theories about hospital capital structure. The analysis over whole period showed that both trade-off theory and pecking order theory isn't supported particularly. This mean that each hospital's financing behaviors is different and that has not dominant financing behaviors. In the midst of separation of dispensary from medical practice, medical institutions in Korea first finances funds required using retained earnings and then use liabilities. however pecking order theory is supported, the preference of long-term liabilities and short-term liabilities is not clear. In addition, considering that debt level is in no average regression to target debt ratio, it is found that hospital capital structure following trade-off theory turns into that subject to pecking order theory via the separation of dispensary from medical practice.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.233-238
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• 2017

지금까지 기업의 자본구조에 관한 이론적, 실증적 연구가 무수히 이루어졌지만 중견기업에 관한 연구는 존재하지 않았다. 이 논문은 한국 중견기업의 자본구조를 결정하는 요인이 무엇인가를 실증적으로 탐색하는 연구로서, 2010년부터 2016년까지 한국의 유가증권시장과 코스닥에 상장된 제조업 중견기업을 대상으로 하였다. 부채비율을 종속변수로 하고, 기존연구에서 의미있는 것으로 제시된 변수들 중에서 이용이 가능한 수익성, 기업규모, 자산의 유형성, 비부채성 세금절감을 독립변수로 선정하여 회귀분석을 시행한 결과, 회귀계수들의 유의성이 대체로 높게 나타났다. 제조업 중견기업 표본을 전체산업과 10개의 산업별로 구분하여 분석한 결과 설명변수들 중에서 기업의 수익성이 증가함에 따라 부채비율도 증가하는 뚜렷한 결과를 얻었으며, 유형자산이 증가함에 따라 기업의 레버리지도 대체로 증가했으며, 기업의 비부채성세금절감액이 증가할수록 예상과 달리 부채비율은 전체적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find out the impact of financial leverage on firm's profitability in the listed textile sector of Bangladesh. Research design, data and methodology: A sample of 22 DSE listed textile firms has been used to conduct the study. In this study, firm profitability is measured by Return on Equity (ROE) and both short term debt and long term debt are used as the as proxies of financial leverage. Pooled Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Fixed Effect (FE), and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) models have been used to test the relationship between financial leverage and profitability of firms. Result: This study finds a significant negative relationship between leverage and firm's profitability using the Pooled OLS method. The result is also consistent with the fixed effect and GMM method. This result implies that firm's profitability is negatively affected by the firm's capital structure. Conclusion: The study concludes that maximum textile firms use external debt as a source of finance as they don't have sufficient internally generated funds. This study recommends that firm should give more emphasize on generating fund internally to meet up their financing needs.