Reevaluating capital structure theories: The impact of stock yield maximization on leverage in European firms

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dc.contributor.authorMusa, Hussam
dc.contributor.authorMedzihorský, Juraj
dc.contributor.authorKrištofík, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMusová, Zdenka
dc.contributor.authorŠkvareninová, Dagmar
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-24T07:43:46Z
dc.date.available2026-04-24T07:43:46Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionIn: Journal of International Studies. Ternopil : Centre of Sociological Research, 2025. ISSN 2071-8330. Vol. 18, no. 4 (2025), pp. 123-152.
dc.description.abstractSeveral capital structure theories typically consider firm value maximization as the primary goal. In this paper, we propose a shift in this aim to stock yield maximization and investigate its implications. We address two specific issues: first, the redefined primary aim of stock yield maximization; second, the use of adjusted leverage measurement tools to explore the negative correlation between profitability and leverage, which similarly affects the relationship between stock yield and leverage. We verify the validity of capital structure theories under this new aim through an analysis of the relationship between stock yield and leverage, using both standard and adjusted measures. Our study focuses on European listed non-financial firms and reveals a negative correlation between stock yield (both capital and overall) and leverage with standard measures, contradicting existing theories. However, applying adjusted leverage measures confirms capital structure irrelevancy under the new aim, supporting the classical theory and the MM model. Notably, dividend yield positively correlates with leverage, aligning with investor expectations in more leveraged firms, as supported by several theories.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2025/18-4/7
dc.identifier.issn2071-8330
dc.identifier.issn2306-3483
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/1431
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCentre of Sociological Research : Ternopil
dc.rightsCC BY Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Legal Code
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
dc.subjectakcie
dc.subjectstocks
dc.subjectkapitálová štruktúra
dc.subjectcapital structure
dc.subjecthodnota
dc.subjectfirmy
dc.subjectfirms
dc.subjectciele
dc.subjectaims
dc.titleReevaluating capital structure theories: The impact of stock yield maximization on leverage in European firms
dc.typeArticle
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article

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