The global financial crisis and the speed of capital structure adjustment: Evidence from South Africa

Moyo, Vusani; Markou, Demetris

doi:10.4102/jef.v15i1.754

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“…Additionally, it is expected to be more rapidly during a time of crisis (Vo, Mazur & Thai 2022). However, companies that were already financially constrained before the pandemic will have difficulty to secure more debt during the pandemic (Moyo & Markou 2022), facing liquidation risk, which was the case in the previous 2008 financial crisis (Campello, Graham & Harvey 2010;Hossain 2021).…”

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Capital structure and COVID-19: Lessons learned from an emerging market

Mouton¹,

Pelcher²

2023

Acta Commercii

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The impact of the lockdown restrictions on the retail industry was vast with firms having to act quickly to adapt. Importantly, for the retail industry, a level 5 lockdown meant that only essential goods were allowed to be sold (Ecim et al. 2020). Additionally, many retail businesses shut down completely during the level 5 lockdown period. Consumers were also moving towards buying online, which meant less spending in the actual shops. Other consequences of the pandemic and lockdown measures included COVID-19 regulations such as surface and hand sanitation as well Orientation: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent lockdown regulations restricted ongoing trade for most retail firms. Business strategies had to be adjusted to avoid a grand challenge of insolvency.Research purpose: This paper provides previously unavailable empirical evidence of firmlevel capital structure and determinants in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic for the firms in the retail sector in an emerging market.Motivation for the study: Capital structure decisions, as influenced by the pandemic, provide novel value because such decisions are usually long-term, yet the volatile uncertainty of the pandemic negated the long-term cycle.Research design, approach and method: A correlational design was followed to identify and interpret how retail firms reacted during the initial lockdown period. This was completed using a quantitative method, doing statistical analysis to describe and interpret possible relationships. The secondary data ranged from 2009 to 2021 for 11 South African listed retail firms was collected from EquityRT® and INET BFA. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and panel data analysis by Eviews 12 software. Main findings:The pandemic, measured using a dummy variable, was found to have a significant effect on capital structure together with risk, profitability, size and age. Liquidity, tangibility and growth were insignificant. Overall, capital structure proxied by the debt-equity ratio was reduced timeously without exhibiting dependence on short-term funds.Practical/managerial implications: The retail firms exhibited exemplary capital structure decision-making behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contribution/value-add:The empirical evidence of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the capital structures and its determinants of retail firms in South Africa is the contribution of this study. Based on the findings, two conflicting capital structure theories (pecking order and trade-off theories) were part of the decision-making process, creating the cautious behaviour for these retail firms.

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Capital structure and COVID-19: Lessons learned from an emerging market

Mouton¹,

Pelcher²

2023

Acta Commercii

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Exploring the dynamics of macro-economic factors on financial stability of listed grocery stores in developing African economies

Nzuza,

Obagbuwa,

Rajaram

2024

2024 International Conference on Science, Engineering and Business for Driving Sustainable Development Goals (SEB4SDG)

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Do Peers and National Culture Matter for Capital Structure Decisions of Emerging Market Corporations?

Zaighum,

Aman,

Karim

2024

Global Business Review

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The study investigated how national culture acts as a mediating factor in the connection between peer effects and corporate capital structure in enterprises from emerging market nations. The methodology employs a two-stage least squares technique, incorporating fixed effects and an instrumental variable approach, to analyze the regression results obtained from ordinary least squares. The results indicate that the level of influence exerted by peers is significant for a firm when determining its own level of leverage. Furthermore, it has been noted that enterprises tend to adopt similar cultural traits as their peers, such as minimal power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity. Hence, managers may consider their peers’ decisions on leverage in the industry while making assessments about the appropriate level of leverage for their own company. Furthermore, as emerging economies often encounter perplexing and uncertain circumstances, obtaining reliable information from peers’ financial decisions can potentially mitigate the duration and cost associated with making this crucial decision.

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The global financial crisis and the speed of capital structure adjustment: Evidence from South Africa

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Capital structure and COVID-19: Lessons learned from an emerging market

Capital structure and COVID-19: Lessons learned from an emerging market

Exploring the dynamics of macro-economic factors on financial stability of listed grocery stores in developing African economies

Do Peers and National Culture Matter for Capital Structure Decisions of Emerging Market Corporations?

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