Profitability and Debt Capital Decision: A Reconsideration of the Pecking Order Model
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Date
2013
Authors
Oboh, S.C
Adekoya, A.C
Adeyeye, R.F
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Canadian Center of Science and Education
Abstract
This paper tests for the adherence of firms in third world nations to the pecking-order model (POM) in
determining their debt level. We developed two econometric models to query the pecking-order model (POM) as it applies to firms’ financing decision in emerging economies. Cross-sectional dataset was constructed from the annual reports of 45 non-financial companies quoted on the Nigerian stock exchange in the year 2007. We employed Binary Logistic regression and Ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation techniques to estimate our models and to test the study hypotheses. Our results coherently reveal negative relationship between corporate profitability and debt utilization, and corporate debt limit relates positively to firms’ tangibility and size. It therefore suggests that the pecking-order model (POM) applies to firms in third world nations as to firms in developed economies. Therefore, the possibility of a firm attaining an optimal capital structure remains a mirage. Because this study has made used of both proxy and dummy variables, the usual caveats therefore apply. Furthermore, the results are specific to only the sampled firms, thereby may lack generalizability to firms outside the sampled firms. Researchers are encouraged to further extend the suggestions of this study.
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Staff Publications
Keywords
Pecking-order model , Corporate debt , Financing decision , Profitability
Citation
Oboh, S.C, Adekoya, A.C and Adeyeye, R.F (2013) Profitability and Debt Capital Decision: A Reconsideration of the Pecking Order Model. International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 8 (13).