CAPITAL STRUCTURE DETERMINANTS OF PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES IN SAUDI ARABIA.

Journal Article

ALzomaia, Turki SF . 2014

• Publication Work Type: Journal Article

Publication Abstract

ABSTRACT
This paper investigates the capital structure of listed firms in Saudi Arabia, using firm specific data to study the determinants of leverage. The study is based on an analysis of the capital structure of 93 Saudi listed companies, Covering the period from year 2000 to year 2010 and employing cross-sectional pool data methodology. The results of the study suggest that there are a positive relationship between size, growth of the firm and leverage. On the other hand, the study shows that there are negative relationships between tangibility of assets, profitability, risk and leverage.