• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.27-55
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• 2001

본 연구는 기업의 부채만기와 결정요인의 관련성에 대한 이론적 논거를 제시하고 우리나라 상장제조기업을 대상으로 대기업과 중소기업으로 구분하여 기업규모별 부채만기 결정요인을 다중회귀분석으로 실증적으로 규명하고자 하였다. 실증적 분석 대상기간은 1995년부터 2000년까지 6개년으로 분석기간 동안 신용평가 전문기관으로부터 회사채 신용등급을 평가받은 제조기업 204개 기업을 표본으로 선정하여 분석하였다. 연구결과를 종합하면 우리나라 상장제조기업으로 대기업과 중소기업 모두 기업규모가 크고 레버리지가 높고 자산의 만기가 긴 고정자산을 많이 보유하고 있는 기업일수록 부채만기구조에서 장기부채를 많이 이용하고 있는 것으로 입증되었다. 성장옵션과 법인세율은 부채만기결정에 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났으며 기업의 우량성과 유동성위험을 나타내는 수익증가율과 채권등급은 대기업의 주요 부채만기 결정요인으로 나타났다. 수익증가율이 크고 채권신용등급이 높은 우량대기업일수록 단기부채를 많이 이용하는 것으로 확인되었으며 중소기업은 기업의 우량성과 신용등급이 부채만기에 유의적인 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.141-159
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• 1993

기업의 자본구조관리는 재무레버리지와 부채의 만기구조에 관한 결정에 달려있다. Modigliani-Miller(MM)이후 기존의 연구는 대부분 재무레버리지효과에 대해서만 분석을 시도하였을 뿐 부채의 만기구조효과에 대한 분석은 미진하였다. 따라서 이 논문은 부채의 만기구조가 보통주의 기대수익률에 미치는 영향을 이론적으로 분석하여 검증가능한 가설을 도출하고, 실증적으로 검증하고자 한다. 이 연구는 MM의 가정과 장단기부채에 관한 가정을 기초로 부채의 만기구조가 짧아지면 보통주의 기대수익률이 상승한다는 가설을 유도한다. 미국기업을 표본으로 한 회귀분석 결과는 주어진 총부채비율하에서 단기부채의 의존도가 보통주의 기대수익률과 양(+)의 상관관계에 있다는 것을 밝혔다. 이러한 부채의 만기구조효과는 기존의 기업규모효과 (size effect)를 통제하여도 그 결과가 변하지 않는 독립된 현상으로 파악되었다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.181-186
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• 2013

In a corporate financing, the decision of optimal capital structure is becoming more critical issues and still remaining a problem to be solved though many of researcher have studied. Particularly, shipping companies need a huge amount of capital finance for new vessel's capacity and then they are considering what is the best capital structure. In this point of view, this study tries to investigate the determinants of debit maturity structure focused on the Korean shipping industry. As results of panel regression analysis, firm size, liquidity, chance of growth, good cash flow are major determinants of debit expiration structure in the Korean shipping companies.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.1-36
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• 2005

In this study, we analyzed determinant factors of leverage ratio and debt maturity for Korean firms in the simultaneous equation system using 2SLS (two stage least square) method under assumption that two variables are jointly determined in the capital structure decision. As a result of the analysis, we found that leverage ratio and debt maturity are positively related. Also, as for determinant factors of debt maturity, agency cost hypothesis, asset maturity matching hypothesis, signalling and liquidity risk hypothesis are all generally supported, and further leverage ratio are significantly positively related with firm size, but negatively related with default risk. However, when we divided samples into groups according to bank debt level and Chaebul affiliation, with contrast to existing study which worked on similar issues with OLS, we found no evidence supporting the argument that the information asymmetry problem is less severe in firms with more bank debt, whereas information asymmetry and financial constraint problems are more severe in non-Chaebul affiliated firms.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.71-76
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• 2015

Using a sample of publicly-traded Chinese firms, this study examines a relationship between managerial ownership and corporate debt maturity decisions. China has transformed dramatically into a market capitalist economy over the past decades. However, so far, little attention has been paid to the role of professional managers. In this situation, this study explores the effect of stock grants to managers as incentive system by providing evidence that managerial ownership affects corporate debt maturity decisions. The findings are as follows: First, I find that like US firms, managerial ownership is negatively related to the proportion of long-term debt. Second, I divide the entire sample into two subsamples of state-owned and privately owned firms. For the privately owned firms, I find that there is a negative relationship between managerial ownership and the proportion of long-term debt. In contrast, for the state-owned firms, the relationship is positive and insignificant.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.151-179
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• 1997

이 논문에서는 자금조달과정에서 기업과 자금의 공급자간에 발생하는 정보 불균형의 문제를 해결함에 있어서 명성효과(reputation effect)에 근거한 기업스스로의 해결방안에 초점을 맞추었다. 어떤 형태의 부채가 기업으로 하여금 안전투자안을 선택하여 명성을 쌓을 유인을 제공할 수 있느냐 하는 문제이다. 이 같은 유인의 존재 여부는 기업이 자금의 공급자와 얼마나 자주 상호작용을 하느냐에 달려있다. 장기만기부채는 기업과 부채소유자간에 일회게임의 수행만을 가능케 하여 기업으로 하여금 명성을 쌓을 유인을 제공하지 못하지만 단기만기부채는 반복게임의 수행을 가능케 하여 기업으로 하여금 명성을 쌓을 유인을 제공함을 보였다.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.93-118
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• 2005

This paper examines credit spreads in Korea corporate market using one of structural models, the mean reverting leverage ratio model (Collin-Dufresne and Goldstein (2001)). Compared to the actual credit spreads, we show that the credit spreads induced by the model are overpredicted. We also investigate the systematic errors that cause the over-pre-diction of credit spreads using the t-test. We show that the systematic errors are affected by the current leverage ratio and asset volatility.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.19-38
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• 2013

This paper explores the relationship between shipping firm's investment and debt-ratio characteristics. Using a panel of 41 shipping firms from 2006 to 2011, this study finds evidence that debt/asset ratio and leverage are negatively associated with firm's investment activities. This relationship shows that volume of debt and capital structure are critical decision factor on firm's investment and capital financing. In terms of financial expenses to sales, positive relationship is existed with firm's investment finding that financing cost is important to investment. The previous study of the firm's investment in other sector also shows a negative relationship with debit ratio. This study is also interested in the extent to which the firm's investment is affected by firm size because there is general agreement that smaller firms have less access to external capital markets. As results, smaller companies group have more positive relationship with factors related to financing cost such as financial expenses to sales and tax. On the other hand, bigger companies group shows the evidence that firm investment is positive relationship with asset size. The analysis corresponding to economic fluctuation shows that debit ratio is more sensitive to firm's investment during a recession. On the other hand, financial expenses to sales is more related to firm's investment during an economic boom.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.235-242
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• 2017

Earnings management is defined as an intentional act during the financial reporting process or a manager's choice of accounting policies to avoid earnings decreases or obtain some private gains. Shipping firms have a highly debt-intensive capital structure and a significant motivation in earnings management to avoid failure of a Debt Covenant. From this point of views, this paper tries to determine the relationship between the capital structure and discretionary accruals estimated using the re-modified Jones model (1995). The sample used to test the research models is made up of 87 Korean shipping firms during the period from 2007 to 2015. A histogram analysis, t-test and FGLS confirm the possibility of using earnings management, and it proved that Korean shipping firms manage their earnings to avoid financial loss. An analysis of the relationship between the capital structure and earning managements, shows it is difficult to support the Debt Covenant, shown as a negative relationship between the debt ratio and debt maturity as shipping firms' capital structure and discretionary accruals as earning management variable. An additional analysis presents a negative relationship between previous debt maturity and discretionary accruals, and the possibility of earning management in a highly increased debt ration group.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.51-70
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• 2018

This study is to define the relationship between capital structure and the market share in the global shipping market, estimating the debt-equity ratio. To analyze the impact of the debt-equity ratio on market share, this study collected data from the 100 largest shipping companies from 2010 to 2017. Results identified that global shipping lines moderate their debt-equity rates to 62%, and all of them strategically utilize debt in order to increase market share in global shipping market. In comparison between the group focused on cargo volume and another group focused on freight rates, it is found that the group focused on cargo volume increase their handling cargo volume through increasing the debt rates. Another group used debt rate for reducing the freight rate and enhancing market power. Furthermore, after classifying the samples into high-growth and low-growth companies, this study compared the group focused on cargo volume and another group focused on freight rates. As a result, the low-growth group showed more significant impacts of the debt rate on market share than the high-growth group. The results of this study provide useful insight for future strategic decision making of shipping lines in the global shipping market.