Relationship between Capital Structure and Performance of Non-Financial Companies Listed In the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMwangi, L. W.
dc.contributor.authorMuathe, Stephen M. A.
dc.contributor.authorKosimbei, G. K.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T12:54:54Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T12:54:54Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractCorporate failure among companies in Kenya has often been associated with the financing behaviour of the firms. Momentous efforts to revive the ailing and liquidating companies have focused on financial restructuring. A great dilemma for management and investors alike is whether there exists an optimal capital structure and how various capital structure decisions, both short-term and long-term, influence business performance. This study therefore investigated the relationship between capital structure on the performance of non-financial companies listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Kenya. The study employed an explanatory non- experimental research design. A census of 42 non-financial companies listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya was taken. The study used secondary panel data contained in the annual reports and financial statements of listed non-financial companies. The data were extracted from the Nairobi Securities Exchange hand books for the period 2006-2012.The study applied panel data models (random effects). Feasible Generalised Least Square (FGLS) regression results revealed that financial leverage had a statistically significant negative association with performance as measured by return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). The study recommended that managers of listed non-financial companies should reduce the reliance on long term debt as a source of finance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGlobal Journal of Contemporary Research in Accounting, Auditing and Business Ethics (GJCRA) An Online International Research Journal (ISSN: 2311-3162) 2014 Vol: 1 Issue 2en_US
dc.identifier.issn2311-3162
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ku.ac.ke/schools/business/images/stories/research/relationship_between_capital_structure_and_performance.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11543
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherglobalbizresearch.orgen_US
dc.subjectcapital structureen_US
dc.subjectnon-financial companiesen_US
dc.titleRelationship between Capital Structure and Performance of Non-Financial Companies Listed In the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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