Effect of Financial Leverage on Performance of Listed Firms in Nigeria


Academic Paper, 2021

39 Pages, Grade: 4.5


Abstract or Introduction

This paper analyzes the effect of financial leverage on firms’ performance. The aim was to study the implications of financial leverage on firms performances. Also considering that maximizing accounting profit and maximizing shareholders value are not identical because of shareholders losses from agency costs, it was therefore pertinent to see how capital structure affect shareholders value.

The objective of the study was to identify the possible effects of financing leverage on the performance of the company, to establish the relationship between leverage and corporate performance of listed firms in Nigeria, to determine the extent to which capital structure affect shareholders returns, to determine when the shareholder’s wealth can be said to have been maximized given a particular capital structure and to analyze the debt and equity which might result in over capitalization of the firm. The research was designed to collect data through a survey method from five listed firms - Dangote Sugar Refinery, Nestle, Flour Mills, Cadbury, and Nigerian Breweries. Descriptive design (percentages) was used to explain the effect of financial leverage on company’s performance; while analytical design (correlational statistical method) was used to establish the relationship between financial leverage and corporate performance.

Details

Title
Effect of Financial Leverage on Performance of Listed Firms in Nigeria
College
Ahmadu Bello University
Grade
4.5
Author
Year
2021
Pages
39
Catalog Number
V1305267
ISBN (eBook)
9783346775351
ISBN (Book)
9783346775368
Language
English
Keywords
Financial Leverage Performance
Quote paper
Okolie Ugochukwu Jude (Author), 2021, Effect of Financial Leverage on Performance of Listed Firms in Nigeria, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1305267

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