Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia

This research is undertaken to identify the capital structure determinants of the construction firms in Malaysia. The research is carried out to ascertain the inter-relationships and the degree of significance between these seven factors which determine the selection of capital structure, i.e. size,...

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Main Author: Maslina, Samiran
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description This research is undertaken to identify the capital structure determinants of the construction firms in Malaysia. The research is carried out to ascertain the inter-relationships and the degree of significance between these seven factors which determine the selection of capital structure, i.e. size, profitability, nature of assets (tangibility), non-debt tax shields, liquidity, growth opportunities and tax charge, which incorporates both leverage measures, constituting market leverage ratio level and the book leverage ratio level to relate on which capital structure theory is more applicable to the construction industry players in Malaysia. The outcome of the findings demonstrated that liquidity and growth opportunities are highly negatively significant in determining the capital structure choice of the construction firms in Malaysia, in consistent with the Pecking Order Theory.
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spelling my.uum.etd-21812013-07-24T12:14:47Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/2181/ Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia Maslina, Samiran HG Finance This research is undertaken to identify the capital structure determinants of the construction firms in Malaysia. The research is carried out to ascertain the inter-relationships and the degree of significance between these seven factors which determine the selection of capital structure, i.e. size, profitability, nature of assets (tangibility), non-debt tax shields, liquidity, growth opportunities and tax charge, which incorporates both leverage measures, constituting market leverage ratio level and the book leverage ratio level to relate on which capital structure theory is more applicable to the construction industry players in Malaysia. The outcome of the findings demonstrated that liquidity and growth opportunities are highly negatively significant in determining the capital structure choice of the construction firms in Malaysia, in consistent with the Pecking Order Theory. 2010-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://etd.uum.edu.my/2181/1/Maslina_Samiran.pdf application/pdf en https://etd.uum.edu.my/2181/2/1.Maslina_Samiran.pdf Maslina, Samiran (2010) Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia. http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000759291
spellingShingle HG Finance
Maslina, Samiran
Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia
title Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia
title_full Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia
title_fullStr Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia
title_short Capital Structure Determinants: Empirical Research on Construction Firms in Malaysia
title_sort capital structure determinants: empirical research on construction firms in malaysia
topic HG Finance
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