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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Faktorer som påverkar valet av kapitalstruktur : En kvalitativ studie av svenska industriföretag / Determinant factors on the choice of capital structure : A qualitative study of Swedish industrial companies

Rexander, Louise, Sternelöw, Lina January 2014 (has links)
Bakgrund: Finanskrisen 2008 påverkade kreditmarknaden och konsekvensen blev att företag fick det allt svårare att få lån beviljade samtidigt som lånevillkoren försämrades. Detta borde påverka företagens finansiering då de inte har samma möjlighet att välja sin kapitalstruktur och på så sätt utnyttja de fördelar som lånefinansiering medför. Vidare är det fortfarande oklart vad som påverkar företags val av kapitalstruktur. Det finns få kvalitativa studier gjorda inom ämnet varför det är av intresse att studera kapitalstrukturen och dess påverkande faktorer ur ett djupare perspektiv. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att studera vilka faktorer som påverkar företags val av kapitalstruktur och hur arbetet kring kapitalstrukturen ser ut samt studera om det förändrats till följd av finanskrisen 2008. Metod: Studiens metod är av kvalitativ karaktär och åtta företag har deltagit. För att uppnå studiens syfte har en representant från respektive företag intervjuats vilket tillsammans med tidigare forskning och teorier har legat till grund för diskussionen i analysen och de slutsatser som författarna har konstaterat. Slutsats: En mängd olika faktorer påverkar valet av kapitalstruktur men den främsta faktorn är verksamheten som bedrivs, vilka strategier och förutsättningar bolaget har. Samtliga företag föredrar att i första hand finansiera sig med egna upparbetade medel, sedan lånefinansiering och som ett sista alternativ genomförs nyemissioner. Andra faktorer som påverkar valet är till exempel utdelning och ägarstruktur. Majoriteten av företagen har ett mål med sin kapitalstruktur som är av övergripande karaktär. Finanskrisen verkar inte ha påverkat majoriteten av företagen, då de flesta inte har upplevt svårigheter med att få lån beviljade och högre lånekostnader. / Background: The financial crisis in 2008 affected the credit market and as a consequence companies found it more difficult to obtain loans and it became more expensive to do so.  This should affect the companies financing as they don’t have the same opportunity to choose capital structure and thereby take advantage of the benefits of debt financing. Furthermore, it remains unclear what determines companies’ choice of capital structure. There are few qualitative studies done on the subject, why it is of interest to study the capital structure and its determining factors from a deeper perspective. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the determinant factors on companies’ choice of capital structure and how they work with the capital structure. Furthermore, the study aims to examine if it has changed as a result of the financial crisis in 2008. Methodology: The study has a qualitative approach and eight companies have participated. To achieve the purpose of the study, one representative from each company was interviewed. The interviews together with previous research and theories have formed the basis of the discussion in the analysis and the conclusions. Conclusion: Many different factors affect the choice of capital structure but the main factor is the business conducted, which strategies and conditions the companies have. All companies prefer to primarily finance with own generated funds, then debt financing and as a last option issue equity. Other factors that affect the choice are for example dividends and ownership structure. The majority of the companies have a target with their capital structure. The financial crisis doesn’t seem to have affected the majority of companies, since most of them haven’t experienced difficulties with obtaining loans and higher expenses.
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Kapitalstrukturens inverkan på bankers lönsamhet: bevis från Europa : En kvantitativ studie över banker inom EU under perioden 2006-2012 / The Impact of Capital Structure on Commercial Bank Profitability: Evidence from Europe : A quantitative study of commercial banks within the EU from 2006-2012

Feld, Benjamin, Älveborn, Annie January 2014 (has links)
Vilken finansieringsstrategi företag bör använda sig av för att uppnå så hög lönsamhet som möjligt, har varit ämne för intensiv forskning alltsedan Modigliani & Millers identifierade samband mellan skuldsättningsgrad och lönsamhet 1958. Då europeiska banker är ålagda med regleringar står de inför en problematisk situation där de behöver skapa högre avkastning för investerare, och samtidigt leva upp till de riskbegränsningar regelverken föreskriver. De ledande teorierna inom området står i konflikt med varandra där både finansiering genom skulder respektive eget kapital förespråkas för att uppnå optimal kapitalstruktur. Följaktligen uppstår frågan om banker bör finansiera sin verksamhet genom ökad skuldsättningsgrad eller höjd soliditet. Syftet med denna studie är att analysera kapitalstrukturens inverkan på bankers lönsamhet inom EU under perioden 2006-2012. För att undersöka relationen närmare avser studien vidare att analysera vilka underliggande faktorer som påverkar bankers val av kapitalstruktur. För att uppnå syftet har en kvantitativ metod tillämpats där två separata dataset har analyserats genom balanserad paneldata. Resultaten har senare diskuterats med hjälp av tidigare forskning inom problemområdet. Resultatet tyder på att lägre risktagande och finansiell stabilitet är två nyckelord inom den europeiska banksektorn, där stabila banker har kunnat finansiera sig till en lägre kostnad och således stärkt lönsamheten under den studerade perioden. Det kan även bekräftas att skuldfinansiering har haft en positiv hävstångseffekt på för de mest lönsamma bankerna samt att stora banker har visat sig mindre lönsamma. Gällande bankers val av kapitalstruktur har huvudsakligen storlek och tillväxt en negativ inverkan på soliditetsnivån medan räntabilitet på eget kapital har en positiv inverkan. / Determining how a company should finance its business to achieve greater profitability has been a popular topic for scholars since Modigliani & Miller introduced the hypothesis of a positive correlation between leverage and profitability in 1958. Since European banks operate under governmental restrictions, they face problematic situations when they have to deliver satisfactory returns to investors while maintaining strong capital ratios. The predominant theories in some respect contradict one another because they advocate funding through both equity and liabilities. Consequently, an issue arises for banks in their decision-making in regards to whether they should use or increase leverage or increase the equity-to-asset ratio, in order to become more profitable. The purpose of this study is to investigate how capital structure affected the profitability in commercial banks within the EU from 2006-2012. Furthermore, this study aims to investigate the factors influencing capital structure. Specifically, this study further aims to investigate factors that affect the equity-to-asset ratio in commercial banks. This study utilizes a quantitative approach in which balanced panel data has been separated into two sets and further analyzed through multiple regression models. Moreover, the results have been discussed and analyzed by applying generally accepted findings and principles. The results imply that both low risk-taking, and over all stability of the commercial banking sector have significantly contributed to the profitability of the European banking sector. Banks with a low level of risk have been able to benefit from cheaper funding, which has had a positive effect on their profitability. Although, the authors also conclude that leverage has had a positive effect on profitability concerning the most profitable banks. There is also a negative relationship between size and profitability. Moreover, the authors conclude that size and growth have negatively affected the capital ratio of commercial banks within the EU, while return on equity has had a positive effect on the capital ratio.
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Kapitalstruktur i svenska aktiebolag : En studie om påvisade faktorers egentliga påverkan på kapitalstruktur

Persson Bodén, Nathalie, Meyer, John January 2014 (has links)
In order for companies to be competetive on the market, there’s a need of capital. If a company is in a need of capital to make major investments and isn’t able to prioritize internal funding, the priority will be external financing with safe securities; loans. How companies should prioritize the allocation between equity and debt, which together form value, leads us to the subject of capital structure. The purpose of the study is to examine what possible relationship; P/E-ratio, tangible assets, size, profitability and inflation have on leverage, for listed companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange between the years 2008-2012. The study use a quantitative method of a collection of annual report data. The conclution shows that P/E ratio, tangible assets and inflation have no relationship with leverage. Size showed the strongest positive relationship and profitability of the strongest negative relationship. The authors conclude that the trade-off theory, both contradict and support the results of the study and the authors find support for the Pecking order theory.
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Finansiell strategi inom den privata vårdsektorn

Robert, Johansson, Simon, Dahlqvist January 2014 (has links)
Bakgrund: Den privata vårdsektorn är en sektor som karaktäriseras av stark tillväxt. Behovet av vård kommer alltid att finnas och i takt med att människan lever längre ökar även trycket på vården. Den privata vårdsektorn har skapat en debatt i samhället där man ifrågasätter att offentliga medel går till vinster i privata vårdföretag. Därav är det av allmänt intresse att analysera vårdföretagens ekonomiska utveckling och risk. Syfte: Att utreda vilka finansiella strategier privata vårdföretag tillämpar och om de byggt upp tillräcklig finansiell styrka (kapitalstruktur) för en långsiktig utveckling. Metod: Uppsatsen bygger på en kvantitativ metod där information baseras på årsredovisningar under en 10-årsperiod. Utifrån den finansiella informationen beräknas nyckeltal för att beskriva företagens kapitalstruktur och prestation. Därefter görs en ingående analys av resultat- och balansräkning för respektive företag. Uppsatsen använder sig av hävstångsformeln som huvudsakligt analysverktyg för att analysera om företagen vinstmaximerar eller om de har en mer långsiktig finansiell strategi för att uppnå finansiell styrka. Resultat, slutsatser: Genom vår analys av vårdföretagens rörelserisk har utredningen funnit att en rimlig balans mellan rörelserisk och finansiella styrka uppnås vid en soliditet på 40 % som är genomsnittet för bolag på Stockholmsbörsen. De små vårdbolagen (som är den dominerande företagsformen) uppnår mer än väl balans mellan rörelserisk och finansiell styrka. Deras soliditet uppgår i regel till ca 50 %. Företagen har hög lönsamhet och som finansiell strategi väljer de att inte vinstmaximera genom att belåna sig och utnyttja hävstångseffekten. Tre av de marknadsledande företagen har en dålig lönsamhet och en soliditet som är betydligt lägre än börsgenomsnittet. Den låga soliditeten kompenseras helt eller delvis av att företagen har starka ägare med möjlighet att tillföra kapital via aktieägartillskott och nyemissioner vid behov. Den fjärde av de marknadsledande större vårdföretagen har hög lönsamhet och högre soliditet än börsgenomsnittet. Även detta företag väljer att liksom de mindre vårdföretagen att inte belåna sig och utnyttja hävstångseffekten för att maximera vinster. / Background: The private health sector is a sector that is characterized by growth. The need for care will always be, and as the human lives longer it will also increase the pressure on health care. The private health sector has created a debate in the community in which the dividends allocation is being questioned. Hence, it is of general interest to analyze healthcare companies' financial performance and risk. Purpose: To investigate the financial strategies that private health care companies apply and if they have built up sufficient financial strength (capital structure) for long term development. Methodology: The essay is based on a quantitative method where information is based on annual reports over a 10-year period. Based on the financial information financial ratios are calculated to describe firms' capital structure and performance. Thereafter, a detailed analysis of the income statement and balance sheet is made for each company. The essay uses effects of leverage as the main analytical tool for analyzing how firms maximize profits or if they have a more long-term financial strategy. Conclusion: Through our analysis of healthcare companies operating risk, the investigation found that a reasonable balance between business risk and financial strength is achieved at an equity ratio of 40 % which is an average for companies on the Stockholm stock exchange. The small healthcare company (which is the dominant company form) achieve a balance between business risk and financial strength. Their equity ratio is usually around 50 %. Companies have high profitability and as financial strategy they choose not to maximize profits by leveraging themselves and use the effects of leverage. Three of the market leaders have a poor performance and a solvency that is significantly lower than the market average. Their strong owners compensate the low equity ratio with the ability to provide capital through shareholder contributions and new issues as necessary. The fourth of the leading major healthcare companies have high profitability and higher solvency than the market average. This company also chooses to, like the smaller healthcare companies not to use leverage and use the effect of leverage to maximize their profit.
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Studies on Swedish banking 1870-2001

Hortlund, Per January 2005 (has links)
A novel set of long-term data on Swedish commercial banks in 1870–2001 is used to shed new light on some long-standing issues in money and banking. Essays 1 and 2 explore long-term changes in the leverage and profitability of the Swedish banking system, and inquire into the causes of their change. In particular, it is investigated whether inflation and high corporate taxes were the causes behind the increasing leverage of Swedish banks in the 20th century. Essays 3 to 5 describe the workings of the Swedish note-banking system in the late 19th century and compare its performance with the central-banking regime after 1904, when the Bank of Sweden gained a note monopoly. How does note monopolisation affect the elasticity of the currency, and how does it affect the size of money and credit cycles? These classical questions are tested empirically for the first time. / Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2005 S. 3-11: sammanfattning, s. 15-186: 5 uppsatser
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Choice of financing method with market timing and liquidity: evidence from Australia.

Islam, Silvia Zia, silvia.islam@rmit.edu.au January 2009 (has links)
This thesis examines the capital structure choice of Australian firms with an emphasis on the impact of market timing and liquidity considering 1438 available firms for the period, 1997 to 2005. The relationship between capital structure and its determinants is the main focus of this thesis, with four empirical analyses. These analyses are all conducted within the Baker and Wurgler (2002) and Hovakimian (2006) models with both pooled ordinary least squares (OLS) and fixed effect panel analysis. The theory of market timing introduced by Baker and Wurgler (2002) has received considerable attention in recent years. Baker and Wurgler (2002) contend that past market timing has a long lasting impact on capital structure and thus, capital structure is the cumulative outcome of the past attempts at equity market timing. This thesis examines the Baker and Wurgler (2002) argument in an Australian context. It is found that the variation in leverage was explained by the market-to-book ratio and the effect of market-to-book ratio was explained by equity issues as market timing theory implies. However, the results are sensitive to data sample choice with variation in the strength of the negative relationship observed between external finance weighted average market-to-book and leverage. This suggests that while market timing appears to affect capital structure choice, it does not support the hypothesis that past market timing decisions have a long lasting impact on Australian firm capital structure. Hovakimian ( 2006) questions the Baker and Wurgler (2002) conclusion about firm behaviour and finds evidence that past market-to-book ratio has a significant impact on current financing decisions because it contains information about growth opportunities, not captured by the current market-to-book ratio. This thesis also examines the Hovakimian (2006) argument and finds evidence to support the argument of Hovakimian (2006) that, growth opportunities provide a reasonable explanation for the past market-to-book ratio effect for Australian firms. Analysis also focuses on broad industry differences. And it is found that there are significant differences between mining and non-mining firm in the determinants of capital structure. Finally, the impact of liquidity on Australian capital structure choice is analysed within the context of the Baker and Wurgler (2002) and Hovakimian (2006) models. It is found that liquidity is important to a firm's leverage choice. There is evidence that liquid firms tend to have lower leverage. Further, while liquidity has little effect on the sensitivity of leverage to market-to-book for Baker and Wurgler (2002) filtered data, a liquidity effect is evident in a broader set of four standard deviation filtered data. It is also found that greater liquidity is associated with less sensitivity of leverage to cash flows and that the asset tangibility relation with leverage is also sensitive to liquidity. Finally, there is evidence that more liquid firms are more sensitive in their tendency to revert to some long run leverage value.
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Diversification strategies, financial leverage, and excess value the role of information asymmetry and corporate governance /

Salama, Mohamed Feras, January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2008. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
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Bestimmungsfaktoren der Kapitalstruktur : empirische Analyse schweizerischer Publikumsgesellschaften /

Döhnert, Karsten. January 1900 (has links)
Zugleich: Diss. Staatswiss. Basel, 2006. / Im Buchh.: Luzern : Verlag IFZ-HSW. Literaturverz.
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Volatility Modeling and Straddle Trading

Spicher, Joel. January 2006 (has links) (PDF)
Master-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2006.
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Two essays on capital structure

Kayhan, Ayla. Titman, Sheridan, January 2004 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Sheridan Titman. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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