Factors Associated with the Capital Structure of Polish Companies in the Long and Short Term

• Authors: Natalia Szomko

Title variants

PL

Czynniki związane ze strukturą kapitału polskich przedsiębiorstw w długim i krótkim okresie

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

PL

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.

Keywords

EN

capital structure; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; debt ratio; capital structure determinants

PL

struktura kapitału; teoria substytucji; teoria hierarchii; wskaźnik zadłużenia; determinanty struktury kapitału

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie. Kolegium Analiz Ekonomicznych
• Journal: Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 301
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 55-74

Dates

published

2020-03-31

received

2019-09-21

revised

2020-01-19

accepted

2020-01-20

Contributors

author

Natalia Szomko

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33119/GN/116717