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Investigating the capital structure of South African JSE listed IT firms : a national and international comparative study

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dc.contributor.advisor Makina, Daniel
dc.contributor.advisor Makoni, Patricia L. R.
dc.contributor.author Victor, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-28T09:21:39Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-28T09:21:39Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Victor, Andrew (2018) Investigating the capital structure of South African JSE listed IT firms : a national and international comparative study, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25221>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25221
dc.description Abstract in English, Afrikaans and Zulu
dc.description.abstract This study is aimed at investigating the capital structures of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed South African IT firms and compare these to the capital structures of NASDAQ listed US IT firms in order to better understand the capital structures that JSE listed South African firms employ. The study made use of secondary data in the form of ratio analysis from public sources, as well as the published annual financial statements of the firms. The Generalised Method of Moments regression analysis technique was used in order to test the data for relationships between certain ratios. The study found positive relationships between the firm’s capital structure and its return on equity; meaning that firms should make use of their capital structures to maximise their return on equity and as a result, returns for its shareholders. en
dc.description.abstract Hierdie studie is daarop gerig om die kapitaalstrukture van Suid-Afrikaanse IT-ondernemings wat op die Johannesburgse Aandelebeurs (JSE) genoteer is te ondersoek, en dit te vergelyk met die kapitaalstrukture van NASDAQ-genoteerde Amerikaanse IT-ondernemings ten einde die kapitaalstrukture wat JSE-genoteerde Suid-Afrikaanse ondernemings gebruik, beter te verstaan. Die studie het sekondêre data in die vorm van verhoudingsontleding uit openbare bronne, asook die gepubliseerde finansiële jaarstate van die ondernemings gebruik. Die Veralgemeende Metode van Momente-regressieanalisetegniek is gebruik ten einde die data vir verwantskappe tussen bepaalde verhoudings te toets. Die studie het positiewe verwantskappe tussen die ondernemings se kapitaalstruktuur en opbrengs op ekwiteit gevind; dit beteken dat ondernemings hul kapitaalstrukture behoort te gebruik om hul opbrengs op ekwiteit en gevolglik ook opbrengste vir hul aandeelhouers te maksimeer. af
dc.description.abstract Lolu cwaningo kuhloswe ngalo ukuhlola izinhlaka ezifaka imali ezinkampanini zobuchwephese bamakhompuyutha ezisohlwini lwe-Johannesburg Stock Exchange (i-JSE), nokuziqhathanisa nezinhlaka ezifaka imali ezinkampanini zase-US zobuchwepheshe bekhompuyutha ezisohlwini lwe-NASDAQ ukuze kuqondakale kangcono izinhlaka ezifaka imali ezinkampanini zaseNingizimu Afrika ezisohlwini lwe-JSE. Lolu cwaningo lusebenzise imininingwane eqoqwe kweminye emayelana nokucwaningwa kwezinombolo etholakala emithonjeni evulelekile emalungwini omphakathi kanye nakwizitatimende zezezimali zonyaka zezinkampani. Kusetshenziswe indlela yokucwaninga ehlawumbiselayo ngokuqhathanisa ubudlelwano neyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Generalised Method of Moments, ukuze kuhlolwe imininingwane eveza ubudlelwano phakathi kwezinombolo ezithile. Ucwaningo luthole ubudlelwano obubonakalayo phakathi kwezinhlaka ezifaka imali enkampanini kanye nenzuzo yayo yamanani amasheya; okusho ukuthi izinkampani kumele zisebenzise izinhlaka zazo ezizifakela imali ukwandisa amathuba enzuzo yamanani amasheya okuyinto ezodala ukuba kuhlomule abanini-bamasheya. zu
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (viii, 154 leaves) : illustrations (some color)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Capital structure en
dc.subject Debt ratio en
dc.subject Return on equity en
dc.subject Generalised methods of moments en
dc.subject.ddc 332.0410968
dc.subject.lcsh Capital -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Corporations -- South Africa -- Finance en
dc.subject.lcsh Financial leverage -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Stock exchanges -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Business enterprises -- South Africa -- Finance en
dc.subject.lcsh Information services industry -- South Africa en
dc.title Investigating the capital structure of South African JSE listed IT firms : a national and international comparative study en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Finance, Risk Management and Banking en
dc.description.degree M. Com. (Finance)


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