Liquidity Risk and Capital Structure of Companies in Latin America

Autor: Francisco Javier Vásquez Tejos, Prosper Lamothe Fernández, Hernan Pape Larre
Přispěvatelé: UAM. Departamento de Financiación e Investigación Comercial, Finanzas, Mercados y Gobierno Corporativo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
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Popis: Objective. To explore the relationship between liquidity risk and the capital structure of Latin American companies. Methodology. With a sample of 135 companies (Brazil, Chile and Mexico), panel data were used to analyze various models that considered, among other variables, six liquidity risk indices, two of which included a new factor: the free-float. The study period covers from 2010 to 2019. Results. The level of indebtedness and capital risk in Latin America companies present a mixed relationship (direct and inverse). Conclusions. Latin American companies have their own characteristics for decision-makingabout capital structure.
Databáze: OpenAIRE