The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria

The present study empirically analyzed the capital structure determinants of listed construction companies in Bursa Malaysia from 2005 to 2018 using panel data method. There are altogether 44 construction firms listed on Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. This samples of data derived from financial state...

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Main Author:	Zakaria, Zul Hairi Amiro
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Planning Business planning Strategic planning
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93421/1/93421.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.934212024-04-03T07:41:39Z The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria 2019 Zakaria, Zul Hairi Amiro Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning The present study empirically analyzed the capital structure determinants of listed construction companies in Bursa Malaysia from 2005 to 2018 using panel data method. There are altogether 44 construction firms listed on Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. This samples of data derived from financial statements of only 20 companies with a number of observations total 279. Specifically, the empirical analysis focused on whether liquidity, profitability, effective tax rates, size and growth affect the debt level (leverege) of the construction companies in Malaysia. The empirical analysis found size of firm’s and growth shows positive relationship with leverage. The results also discovers that size has influence the most on the debt among construction companies, whereas liquidity and proftability were found to be negatively related with leverage. Besides, only effective tax rates shows insignificant result with leverage. 2019 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93421/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93421/1/93421.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu Faculty Of Business Management Ismail, Fathiyah
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description	The present study empirically analyzed the capital structure determinants of listed construction companies in Bursa Malaysia from 2005 to 2018 using panel data method. There are altogether 44 construction firms listed on Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. This samples of data derived from financial statements of only 20 companies with a number of observations total 279. Specifically, the empirical analysis focused on whether liquidity, profitability, effective tax rates, size and growth affect the debt level (leverege) of the construction companies in Malaysia. The empirical analysis found size of firm’s and growth shows positive relationship with leverage. The results also discovers that size has influence the most on the debt among construction companies, whereas liquidity and proftability were found to be negatively related with leverage. Besides, only effective tax rates shows insignificant result with leverage.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Bachelor degree
author	Zakaria, Zul Hairi Amiro
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title	The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria
title_short	The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria
title_full	The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria
title_fullStr	The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria
title_full_unstemmed	The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria
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The determinants of the capital structure of construction sector in Malaysia: evidence from panel data analysis / Zul Hairi Amiro Zakaria

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