scholarly journals IPO Market Timing and Capital Structure: Evidences from Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Felipe Jostmeier Vallandro ◽  
João Zani ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Schonerwald da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Market Timing

Market Timing and Capital Structure

CFA Digest ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Charles F. Peake
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Market Timing

Equity market timing and capital structure: evidence on post-IPO firms in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Ratih
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Equity Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Capital ◽  
Corporate Capital Structure ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Equity Market Timing

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the impacts of equity market timing on corporate capital structure policies in Indonesia by apply Baker and Wurgler’s analytical approach to firms in Indonesia to see, first, if that approach applies to Indonesian firms and, second, if it can be generalized to other emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach This study will focus on capital structure policies based on Market Timing Theory in developing countries, which uses the panel data of companies listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange after IPO. The companies used as research object are 70 firms in the non-financial/non-banking sector with the observation period of 2000–2015. The period of measurement is five years after IPO. Using a past market value in which equity market timing is measured in two-time measurements, i.e. yearly timing and long-term timing to prove its persistence. Findings Consistent with equity market timing theory, the results suggest that firms tend to issue equities when their market valuations are relatively higher than their book values and their past market values are high. As a consequence, the firms become underleveraged or have their debts reduced in the short run. The results of long-term measurement on equity market timing do not appear to affect the firms’ capital structure decisions due to the firms’ relatively quick adjustments of optimal capital structures. The conclusion is that equity market timing is an important element in the short run but not in the long run. Research limitations/implications The results of this study describe how firms in Indonesia take advantage of temporary market share fluctuations through equity market timing in their capital structure policies before ultimately making adjustments to the directions they are targeting. Practical implications The use of equity market timing is more aimed at reducing the debt ratio and avoiding unfavorable conditions in the debt market, as well as taking advantage of the capital gains derived from the differences in their stock prices. This study also has practical implications on investment policies that need to consider the adaptation factor of the industrial environment when it comes to making capital structure decisions, including how the entity must take policy when uncertain economic conditions. Social implications Through the research behavior of capital structure more in-depth decision is expected to provide an overview for investors widely in determining investment policy. Thus, the investment strategy is more planned and can also anticipate unexpected conditions. Originality/value This research is the first study to analyze and to evaluate the impacts of equity market timing on corporate capital structure policies on post-IPO firms in Indonesia. This research is an empirical study that investigates the relevance of equity market timing considerations in the determination of debt-equity choices in the capital structure, included in the conditions of the global financial crisis.

scholarly journals The Announcement Effect of Open-Market Share Buybacks: The Case for European Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Jyoti Gupta ◽  
Florian Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Abnormal Return ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Structure Optimization ◽  
Share Price ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Timing Ability ◽  
Announcement Returns ◽  
Positive Abnormal Return ◽  
Book Values

Using a comprehensive sample of 1830 open-market repurchases of 15 European countries encompassing the period from 1998 until 2013, we analyzed the magnitude and determinants of the share price reaction on announcement. Our results indicate that buyback announcements in Europe lead on average to a significantly positive abnormal return of 0.92% on announcement day, however, decreasing in firm size and announcement frequency. Additionally, our findings show that the market does not particularly greet the distribution of excess cash to shareholders, but rather when companies take advantage of undervalued stock as market-to-book values are inversely related to announcement returns. Looking at the companies’ leverage ratios, the motive of capital structure optimization cannot be supported by the empirical findings. Lastly, with respect to managerial market timing ability we could not observe that buybacks are following a period of share price underperformance, concluding that managers are not able to time the implementation of buyback programs.

scholarly journals Market Timing and Capital Structure: Evidence for Dutch Firms

De Economist ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 155 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tijs De Bie ◽  
Leo De Haan
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Market Timing

THAI FIRMS' HISTORIES AND THEIR CAPITAL STRUCTURE

2011 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 1150004
Author(s):  
TAK YAN LAW ◽  
TERENCE TAI-LEUNG CHONG
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Timing Behavior ◽  
Price Performance ◽  
Growth Opportunity ◽  
Timing Effects ◽  
The Capital Structure

This paper examines the impacts of profitability, stock price performance and growth opportunity on the capital structure of firms in Thailand. The methodology of Kayhan and Titman (2007) is applied to model the dynamics of debt ratios. The results suggest that the leverage ratios of Thai firms do adjust towards their target levels. The deviations from the target due to the pecking-order and market timing effects are found to be significant. In contrast to Kayhan and Titman (2007), our results show that the market timing behavior does not persist.

Equity Market Timing dan Struktur Modal

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidya Fahima ◽  
Sri Maemunah Soeharto ◽  
Chorry Sulistyowati
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Equity Market ◽  
Empirical Testing ◽  
Multiple Regressions ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Equity Market Timing

This study is an empirical testing of equity market timing and capital structure at firms which are doing IPO 2001 and 2002. The aims of this study are to test about the effect of equity market timing to capital structure and to test the persistency of the effect of equity market timing to firm’s capital structure in Indonesia. This study also used control variable, that asset tangibility, size and profitability. To analyze the data, this study used multiple regressions with SPSS 16.0 to test independent and dependent variables. The result suggest that the equity market timing has not significantly negative effect to the firms’ capital structure which used IPO 2001 and 2002 that are listed in BEI, and the effect of equity market timing to the firms’ capital structure are not persistent that the negative effect of equity market timing to the firms’ capital structure disappear within third years after IPO.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Capital Structure Theories

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 553-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Muhammad Javed ◽  
Agha Jahanzeb . ◽  
Saif-ur-Rehman .
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Trade Off

The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize and appreciate the theories of capital structure starting from theory of Miller and Modigliani (1958) of capital structure, which is also known as irrelevance theory of capital structure and also including theory like pecking order theory, trade off theory, market timing theory and agency cost theory. In addition, authors have tried to explain the theories and their contradiction with each other in detail. This paper will be an addition to understand the theories of capital structure.

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