The effects of debt and financial distress on the investment behavior of brazilian non-financial companies listed on B3

This study investigated the impact of financial restrictions on the relationship between investment behavior and debt decisions of Brazilian companies listed on B3. The authors performed a panel data regression in a sample of 536 listed companies from 2010 to 2017. The Company size, short and long-t...

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Autores: Jesuka, Duterval, Pereira, Vinicius Silva, Penedo, Antonio Sergio Torres
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte (UNIBH)
Repositorio:Revista e-xacta
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/13806
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/article/view/13806
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Capital Structure
Investment Behavior
Financial Distress.
Estructura de capital
Comportamiento de inversión
Restricción financiera.
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Sumario:This study investigated the impact of financial restrictions on the relationship between investment behavior and debt decisions of Brazilian companies listed on B3. The authors performed a panel data regression in a sample of 536 listed companies from 2010 to 2017. The Company size, short and long-term bank debt and the ownership structure were considered financial constraints metrics. Empirical evidences show that in Brazil, large and private companies have a higher proportion of assets, have fewer restrictions on borrowing, and even so, they decide on their investments based on their growth opportunity and their ability to generate cash flow. Meanwhile, small companies with small long-term bank debt and state-owned firms face more financial constraints; consequently, they only invest based on the generated cash flows.