2016
DOI: 10.9790/5933-0704032330
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The Impact of Capital Structure on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

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“…business forgoing low-cost sources of financing and depending on equity to be exact, a costly source of capital. Capital structure depicts systems in which equity as well as debt are employed for funding the firm's activities to yield optimum returns for the stakeholders to maximise firm's returns given a level of risk (Dada and Ghazali, 2016).…”
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“…business forgoing low-cost sources of financing and depending on equity to be exact, a costly source of capital. Capital structure depicts systems in which equity as well as debt are employed for funding the firm's activities to yield optimum returns for the stakeholders to maximise firm's returns given a level of risk (Dada and Ghazali, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Often, listed companies in Nigeria do found it difficult to make a profit; this does affect their performance which may be attributed to inadequate finance or where the finance is available at a cost too expensive (Akintoye, 2016;Lambe, 2014;Akinyomi and Olagunju, 2013;Salawu, 2009). The problem of capital structure, therefore, arises from determining the quantum of each source of finance that will yield optimum return with little risks (Akintoye, 2016;Dada and Ghazali, 2016;Gambo et al, 2016).…”
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“…With high sales growth, it is expected that it will be able to increase the company's profits which will ultimately improve the company's performance. The results of Dada and Ghazal (2016), Maggina and Tsaklanganos (2012), Juwita (2018) and Odalo et al (2016) found a positive influence between the growth of companies and corporate performance.…”
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“…The results of research by Basit and Irwan (2017), Saputra et al (2015), Akeem et al (2014), Data et al (2017), and Cole et al (2015) show that the capital structure has a significant and negative effect on firm performance. Whereas Juwita (2018) and Bashir et al (2013) found the capital structure had a significant and positive effect on company performance, while Dada and Ghazal (2016) found a nonsignificant effect of capital structure on the performance of the company.…”
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