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Capital structure and firm performance in Nigeria

Yinusa, Olumuyiwa Ganiyu; Adelopo, Ismail; Rodionova, Yulia; Samuel, Olawale Luqmon

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Olumuyiwa Ganiyu Yinusa

Ismail Adelopo Ismail.Adelopo@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Accounting and Finance

Yulia Rodionova

Olawale Luqmon Samuel



Abstract

This paper examines the impact of capital structure on firm performance in Nigeria as well as test the possibility of non-monotonic relationship between capital structure and firm performance based on the prediction of the agency cost theory of capital structure when firm use debt financing excessively. The study used dynamic panel model on panel data of 115 listed non-financial firms in Nigeria. Specifically, the paper employed the two step generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation method that recognizes the persistence of the dependent variable by including its lag value as an explanatory variable in the regression model. The major findings indicate statistical significant relationship exist between capital structure and firm performance particularly when debt financing is moderately employed. However, the paper found evidence of non-monotonic relationship between capital structure and firm performance when firms in Nigeria employed excessive debt financing which impinged on the performance of firms. The findings support the portability of the agency cost theory in the Nigeria context but with caution considering the facts that firms in Nigeria were largely finance through short term debt as against long term debt financing that was assumed in the agency cost theoretical proposition.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 15, 2019
Online Publication Date Jan 31, 2019
Publication Date Jan 31, 2019
Deposit Date Feb 28, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 1, 2019
Journal African Journal of Economic Review
Print ISSN 1821-8148
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 1
Pages 31-56
Keywords capital structure, generalized method of moment, firm performance, Agency cost
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/853203
Publisher URL https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/182550
Additional Information Additional Information : This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published version is available here: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/182550.
Contract Date Feb 28, 2019

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