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Our paper revisits the determinants of company cash holding. It attempts to explain the cash holding behavior of firms’ managers by investigating non-financial companies listed on the London Stock Exchange from 2011 to 2016. Our results indicate that firm size, leverage, cash flow, cash flow volatility, and investment opportunity exert influence on such cash holding behavior. It can be explained by the trade-off theory, the pecking-order theory and free cash flow theory. Our results may shed light on the decrease in the cash holding level for the post-crisis period.
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Theoretical background: The capital structure is one of the most important areas in the modern theory of corporate finance. It has inspired the development of a large number of theoretical approaches, but a universally accepted theory of capital structure has not yet been developed. A common belief holds that companies try to achieve a stable capital structure in the long term; thus, companies that, at a given time, are characterised by a relatively low (or high) level of debt, also probably had the same level in previous periods.Purpose of the article: The main purpose of this paper is to provide answers to two basic questions: 1) How did the aggregate capital structure of the non-financial companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) change from 1997 to 2017?; 2) What factors are decisive for the companies’ capital structure and do the current trends in capital structure theory take account of them?Research methods: The research is carried out in two phases. In phase 1, the descriptive statistics method is applied to analyse how the capital structure of WSE-listed companies changed in the years 1997–2017. In phase 2, the capital structure determinants are examined using multiple regression models.Main findings: The capital structure of WSE companies varied significantly in the sample years, and overall, the debt ratios, total, short-, and long-term debt slightly increased. The causes of the changes were the economic environment factors (banking sector assets, government debt, and corporate income tax) and macroeconomic circumstances, along with the companies’ characteristics. Among the latter, the company’s profitability and the share of fixed assets in total assets usually turned out to be statistically significant.
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The paper is devoted to evaluation of the econometric method applied as a part of a variance screen in collusion detection procedure. Validation is based on ex-post analysis of Indian cement industry in the 1994 - 2009 time period and comparative study of the obtained results with factual evidences of collusion at that market. The method in question is based on MS(M)AR (p, q) Markov switching model specification. As a result of the research we could identify variability regimes consistent with theoretical motivation of the marker and detect collusion and competition phases partly consistent with historical evidences. However promising, method had some drawbacks applied to high frequency data in the context of variance screen. We proposed some solutions for further research to overcome it.
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This paper examines corporate leverage and its determinants on panel of 921 large Western European companies from 2003 to 2010. The results proved a substantial influence of estimated variables on changes in target debt or leverage ratio. Apart of the determinants from the “core” model, I test the influence of stock price variations on changes in capital structure to conclude if companies “time” the market. The estimation procedure of target debt ratio was performed using Fixed-Effect and FGLS methods. The results were compared to the results of often used methodology in previous research – OLS and Tobit regression. I found statistically significant and negative correlation between target leverage ratio and tangibility, market to book, profitability, product uniqueness and total return (average stock return) and statistically significant and positive correlation between target leverage ratio and size. The results suggest the mix of trade-off and pecking order theory predictions and are consistent with findings of previous studies. Future research should focus on impact of leverage deficit (deviations from target leverage ratio) on corporate decisions in Europe.
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The main objective of this paper is to present the results of empirical studies on net profit distribution in companies using state–owned enterprises against payment. The main research hypothesis states that the majority of companies using state–owned enterprises against payment waive their right to the dividend and transfer a major part of retained earnings to supplementary capital. The empirical investigation of the main hypothesis has been conducted among 21 companies based in Mazowieckie Province, which concluded privatisation agreements with the State Treasury in years 2000–2005. The analysis of net profit distribution in companies using state–owned enterprises against payment is based on data collected and processed by the author of the article from the National Court Register, for the period from the privatisation date of the surveyed enterprises to 2010, using measures of descriptive statistics. The paper consists of the following parts: the introduction, the essence of giving state–owned enterprise for use against payment, the characteristics of companies qualified to the research sample, net profit distribution policy in companies using state–owned enterprises against payment. Finally, it is concluded that over the first three years of operation every second company using a state–owned enterprise against payment did not pay a dividend transferring all of retained earnings to supplementary capital.
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The paper raises the subject of financing innovative activities in the Polish SME sector. In the literature a lot of work in this field can be found, but most of them concern the cost of capital and barriers and problems in raising capital for the SME sector or look for an optimal financing structure. However, the purpose of this paper is to identify the sources of funding for innovative investments by Polish SMEs in the context of the presented theories: choose the order of financing sources (pecking order theory) and the theory of the growth cycle of funding (financial growth cycle). In order to achieve this ambitious objective, the results derived from secondary research, primarily reports published by the Ministry of Economic Forecasting Department of Market and the Polish Confederation of Private Employers “Lewiatan” were used. The results for Polish SMEs were then related to the research studies conducted in German SMEs, in order to compare the structure of capital used to finance innovative investments. The essence of this paper is to answer the question whether the structure of capital is dependent on the degree of innovation of enterprises. Therefore, the degree of innovativeness of Polish SMEs broken down by the size of enterprise and set out common sources of financing, specific to each of these groups of companies. The obtained results of the research were finally referred to the mentioned theories.
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The paper aims to analyse the development of the financial leverage and its determinants in companies producing electricity from wind resources in Latvia during 2005-2012. The financial ratio technique is used to compute the financial leverage in the companies and the regression analysis method is employed to determine the relationships between variables. The results of the analysis revealed that wind electricity generating companies use substantial share of debt and the financial leverage is increasing. Statistically significant relationships were found between the financial leverage and profitability of companies, their growth opportunities, collateral value of assets, size of the company and an effective tax rate. Results will be used to construct weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the economic assessment of investment into wind electricity sector in Latvia.
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Financing family firms is one of the key aspects differentiating such enterprises from their competitors. The paper shows a wide range of financing sources available for family firms with special reference to the long-term financing forms such as patient capital. The author presents characteristics of family businesses’ capital structure and dividend policy that are often important competitive advantages of such entities.
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Jednym z aspektów wyróżniających firmy rodzinne w światowej gospodarce jest ich finansowanie. W artykule przedstawiono szerokie ujęcie dostępnych źródeł finansowania przedsiębiorczości rodzinnej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem długoterminowych form finansowania, takich jak kapitał cierpliwy. Zaprezentowane zostały cechy struktury kapitałowej tego typu podmiotów stanowiące nierzadko ważne przewagi konkurencyjne. Poruszona została również problematyka polityki dywidend firm rodzinnych.
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Celem artykułu jest ocena długoterminowej i krótkoterminowej relacji pomiędzy wybranymi czynnikami a strukturą kapitału polskich spółek giełdowych. W świetle teorii substytucji i teorii hierarchii źródeł finansowania wskazane zostały najważniejsze czynniki mające wpływ na strukturę kapitału przedsiębiorstw. Następnie analizie poddane zostały wyniki dotychczasowych badań empirycznych innych autorów w zakresie znaczenia i kierunku wpływu poszczególnych czynników. Biorąc pod uwagę charakter danych opisujących strukturę kapitału, wskazano, że estymatory efektów stałych: międzygrupowy i wewnątrzgrupowy mogą być wykorzystane do oceny długoterminowego i krótkoterminowego związku pomiędzy wybranymi czynnikami a wskaźnikami zadłużenia polskich przedsiębiorstw. Zarówno w długim, jak i w krótkim okresie z poziomem wskaźników zadłużenia polskich przedsiębiorstw związane są następujące czynniki: rentowność, materialność aktywów, tarcza podatkowa, stopa opodatkowania, ryzyko biznesowe i płynność . Ponadto stwierdzono, że możliwości rozwojowe, wypłacanie dywidend, wysokość wydatków inwestycyjnych i wielkość deficytu finansowego mają istotny związek ze wskaźnikami zadłużenia tylko w długim okresie, podczas gdy w krótkim okresie istotną rolę odgrywa wielkość przedsiębiorstwa. Wyniki badania wskazują, że kierunek i siła wpływu badanych czynników może się różnić w perspektywie długo- i krótkoterminowej.
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The aim of this article is to assess the long-term and short-term association between selected factors and the capital structure of Polish companies. In light of trade-off theory and pecking order theory, the main factors associated with the capital structure of firms are identified. Subsequently, a set of factors associated with debt ratios is analysed on the basis of previous empirical studies. Due to the properties of data describing the capital structure, it is argued that Between and Within fixed-effects estimators can be used to assess the long-term and short-term association of selected factors with the debt ratios of Polish companies. In both the long and short run, the capital structure of Polish companies is associated with profitability, the tangibility of assets, the non-debt tax shield, the tax rate, business risk, and liquidity. Growth opportunities, dividend payments, capital expenditures, and the financial deficit are only associated with debt ratios in the long term. In the short term, size and the industry median debt ratio play a significant role. The results of the study indicate that the direction and magnitude of the association of the studied factors with the debt ratios of Polish listed companies may differ between the long and short term.
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The aim of this article is to discuss basic theories concerning corporate cash holdings as well as to identify and explain the main differences between them. The authors also set out to identify the key determinants of corporate cash holdings in order to indicate which of the presented theories better explains its volatility in the case of listed companies in Poland. The analysis was conducted on the basis of unbalanced panel data containing information on the financial statements of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange between 1999 and 2015 as well as information on the macroeconomic environment. To estimate the parameters, a system GMM estimator with a robust variance-covariance matrix was used. It was shown that the level of corporate cash holdings is positively associated with the leverage ratio, cash flow, firm size and the value of working capital. In addition, a significant negative relation was found between corporate cash holdings and dividend payouts. Moreover, it has been shown that the characteristics of the macroeconomic environment have a significant association with the size of corporate liquid assets, which was further confirmed by stress tests analysis. Finally, based on the results, we can point to the advantage of the postulates of pecking order theory over the postulates of trade-off theory, with reference to cash held by the analysed group of entities.
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Celem artykułu jest omówienie podstawowych teorii dotyczących transakcyjnej rezerwy płynności, wskazanie i wyjaśnienie głównych różnic pomiędzy nimi oraz identyfikacja istotnych determinantów transakcyjnej rezerwy płynności, pozwalająca na rozstrzygnięcie, która z zaprezentowanych teorii lepiej wyjaśnia jej zmienność w przypadku spółek giełdowych w Polsce. Analizę przeprowadzono na podstawie niezbilansowanych danych panelowych zawierających informacje ze sprawozdań finansowych spółek notowanych na Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie w latach 1999–2015 oraz informacje o otoczeniu makroekonomicznym. Przy szacowaniu parametrów modelu wykorzystano systemowy estymator uogólnionej metody momentów z odporną macierzą wariancji-kowariancji. Wykazano, że poziom utrzymywanych zasobów gotówkowych mają dodatni związek ze wskaźnikiem zadłużenia, wielkością przepływów pieniężnych, wielkością przedsiębiorstwa i wartością kapitału obrotowego. Ponadto zidentyfikowano istotny ujemny związek między faktem wypłacania przez spółkę dywidendy, a transakcyjną rezerwą płynności utrzymywaną przez rozważane przedsiębiorstwa. Wykazano również, że charakterystyki otoczenia makroekonomicznego istotnie wpływają na wielkość środków pieniężnych spółek, co potwierdziły przeprowadzone testy warunków skrajnych. Na podstawie wyników można wskazać na przewagę postulatów teorii hierarchii źródeł finansowania nad postulatami teorii substytucji, w odniesieniu do transakcyjnej rezerwy płynności utrzymywanej przez badaną grupę podmiotów.
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The rules shaping the capital structure are major issues relating to corporate finance. Although, there are many studies, there is no conclusive outcome which theory best explains the behavior of enterprises. The aim of this study is to verify whether company’s capital structure depends on the share of fixed assets in total assets, the size and growth of a company, its profitability, liquidity and size of a non-debt tax shield. The significance of the impact of various factors on the debt of a company was investigated using linear panel models. Data for the analysis come from the financial statements of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, belonging to the service sector (sample size: 158), for the years 1998–2012. It was found that the share of the debt in capital structure decreases when share of the tangible assets in total assets, size and profitability of the enterprise grow. The impact of the other factors was not found. It seems that shaping the capital structure of the studied companies is best explained by the pecking order theory.
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Jednym z istotnych problemów dotyczących finansów przedsiębiorstw są reguły kształtowania struktury kapitału. Mimo wielu badań brak jest jednoznacznego rozstrzygnięcia, która z teorii najlepiej wyjaśnia zachowania przedsiębiorstw. Celem opracowania jest weryfikacja wpływu na strukturę kapitału przedsiębiorstw udziału aktywów trwałych w aktywach ogółem, wielkości i wzrostu przedsiębiorstwa, jego rentowności, płynności i nieodsetkowej tarczy podatkowej. Wpływ ten badano za pomocą liniowych modeli panelowych. Dane do analiz pochodzą ze sprawozdań finansowych spółek notowanych na GPW w Warszawie, należących do sektora usług w latach 1998–2012. Ustalono, że udział długu w strukturze finansowania maleje wraz ze wzrostem udziału aktywów trwałych w aktywach ogółem, wielkości przedsiębiorstwa oraz jego rentowności. Zależność dodatnią stwierdzono dla nieodsetkowej tarczy podatkowej. Wpływ pozostałych czynników był nieistotny. Wynika z tego, że kształtowanie struktury kapitału badanych przedsiębiorstw najlepiej objaśnia teoria hierarchii źródeł finansowania.
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Skuteczne zarządzanie finansami i optymalna struktura kapitału są ważne dla firm – pozwalają bowiem uzyskiwać lepsze wyniki operacyjne. Celem artykułu jest zbadanie najważniejszych czynników warunkujących wybór struktury kapitałowej firmy. Błędna decyzja o doborze struktury kapitału może prowadzić do finansowej utraty równowagi, a w konsekwencji nawet do bankructwa. Istnieje wiele teorii wskazujących na metody budowy optymalnych struktur kapitałowych, które mogą jednak okazać się niewystarczające. Nie są dostępne badania jednoznacznie wskazujące kanon uwarunkowań determinujących wybór konkretnego rozwiązania w zakresie struktury finansowej firm, zwłaszcza tych określanych mianem firm start‑upowych (startowych). Wynika to bezpośrednio z ich specyfiki i często z konieczności stosowania niestandardowych i niekonwencjonalnych metod zarządzania. Niemniej jednak, jak wskazują Abdulsaleh i Worthington, menedżerowie często decydują się na zastosowanie struktury kapitałowej już sprawdzonej przez innych uczestników danego rynku.
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Effective financial management and optimal capital structure are important for companies to obtain better operational performance. The purpose of this study is the review of the most important theories in terms of optimal financial structure and to explore the most important factors affecting decisions in that area. A bad decision about the capital structure may lead to financial lack of balance and even to bankruptcy. There are many alternative theories on how to build optimal capital structures, which, as indicated by practice, may occur to be insufficient. There is no significant studies that clearly indicate the determinants of a particular solution in the financial structure of companies, especially those referred to as startup companies, mainly because of specifics of that group of companies. It is not possible to indicate which of the leading approaches to the capital structure more fully describes the decisions of start‑ups as to the financing structure. Nevertheless, the results indicate that managers of companies often include similar decisions competitors and modulate the policy of his company within the capital structure for a particular, market standard, which is confirmed by Abdulsaleh and Worthington.
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