Essays about: "debt-to-capital"

Found 3 essays containing the word debt-to-capital.

1. 1. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
   Keywords : board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. READ MORE

3. 2. Swedish Private Equity – A Reliable Source for IPO Pricing?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Brown; Patrik Nilsson; Filip Wallersköld; [2020]
   Keywords : Key words: Underpricing; Information Asymmetry; Private Equity; IPO; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: Swedish Private Equity - A Reliable Source for IPO Pricing? Seminar date: 03/05/2020 Course: FEKH89, Bachelor Degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level, 15 credits Authors: Johan Brown, Patrik Nilsson, Filip Wallersköld Supervisor: Anamaria Cociorva Key words: Underpricing, Information Asymmetry, Private Equity, IPO, Sweden Purpose: To explore if and why Private Equity-backed companies experience different levels of underpricing compared to its counterpart between 2009 and 2018 Methodology: Quantitative Research Theoretical approach: Previous research suggests that firms going public experience, on average, abnormal first day returns. One of the theories explaining this phenomena argues that underpricing is a result of informational asymmetry between investors. READ MORE

4. 3. Labor Bargaining Power and Capital Structure: A Study of the Impact of Labor Bargaining Power on Financial Leverage in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Patrik Kvistrum; Hjalmar Kågerman; [2012]
   Keywords : labor bargaining power; capital structure; unionization; collective agreements; financial leverage;

   Abstract : In this thesis, data on 277 Swedish listed companies over the period 2005-2011 is used to examine the relationship between labor bargaining power and financial leverage employing two different methods. First, we find that firms with higher unionization rates on average have a lower debt-to-capital ratio. READ MORE