The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange

The main objective of the current study is to examine the relationship between capital structure and firm’s performance particularly focusing on the Jordanian firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The current study uses 95 sample firms from non-financial firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The per...

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Main Author: Alfawareh, Faraj Salman Hameed
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description The main objective of the current study is to examine the relationship between capital structure and firm’s performance particularly focusing on the Jordanian firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The current study uses 95 sample firms from non-financial firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The period of study is 5 years (2013-2017). The series of regressions have been shown and the results are reported based on fixed effect model. The findings show that all variables represent capital structure by Long Term Debt to Total Assets, Total Debt to Total Assets, Size, Sales Growth, Tangibility, and Liquidity have the relationship with firm’s performance represent by ROA and Tobin’s Q. Total Debt to Total Assets and growth have a positive significant relationship with firm’s performance. Meanwhile, The Long-Term Debt to Total Assets and Liquidity show insignificant relationship with firm’s performance. Similarly, Tangibility has a significant negative relationship with ROA and Tobin’s Q.
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spelling my.uum.etd-82052021-05-04T04:29:41Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/ The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange Alfawareh, Faraj Salman Hameed HG Finance The main objective of the current study is to examine the relationship between capital structure and firm’s performance particularly focusing on the Jordanian firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The current study uses 95 sample firms from non-financial firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The period of study is 5 years (2013-2017). The series of regressions have been shown and the results are reported based on fixed effect model. The findings show that all variables represent capital structure by Long Term Debt to Total Assets, Total Debt to Total Assets, Size, Sales Growth, Tangibility, and Liquidity have the relationship with firm’s performance represent by ROA and Tobin’s Q. Total Debt to Total Assets and growth have a positive significant relationship with firm’s performance. Meanwhile, The Long-Term Debt to Total Assets and Liquidity show insignificant relationship with firm’s performance. Similarly, Tangibility has a significant negative relationship with ROA and Tobin’s Q. 2019 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/1/s824520_01.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/2/DEPOSIT%20PERMISSION_s824520.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/3/824520%20REFERENCES.docx Alfawareh, Faraj Salman Hameed (2019) The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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Alfawareh, Faraj Salman Hameed
The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange
title The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange
title_full The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange
title_fullStr The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange
title_short The relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange
title_sort relationship between capital structure and performance of non-financial firms listed in amman stock exchange
topic HG Finance
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/1/s824520_01.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/2/DEPOSIT%20PERMISSION_s824520.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/3/824520%20REFERENCES.docx
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8205/
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