The selection of financial behavior of consumer product company in Malaysia / Mohd Syarul Nizam Ibrahim

• Main Author: Ibrahim, Mohd Syarul Nizam
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Capital budget. Capital investments. Fixed capital
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93712/1/93712.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93712/

The researcher examine the determinants of debt ratio of Consumer Product Sector in Malaysia by utilizing the data of 37 companies for the year from 2002 until 2011 (10 years) covering the companies that public listed in Bursa Saham Malaysia. By conducting panel data analysis, the researcher found that the determinants factors such as tax and tangibility assets are significantly related to debt ratio of the firm. Both tax and tangibility assets is found to be significantly and positively related to debt ratio of the firm. However, the study found that the growth and profitability has no impact in determine the debt ratio of the firms.