Investigating the Effects of Capital Structure and Corporate Governance on Firm Performance: An Analysis of the Sugar Industry.

Akmal Shahzad, Bushra Zulfiqar, Mehmood Ul Hassan, Naif Mansour Mathkur, Irfan Ahmed
Author Information
  1. Akmal Shahzad: Department of Business Administration, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  2. Bushra Zulfiqar: Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  3. Mehmood Ul Hassan: Business Administration Department, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  4. Naif Mansour Mathkur: Department of Finance and Banking, College of Business Administration, Jazan University, Jizan, Saudi Arabia.
  5. Irfan Ahmed: Department of Finance and Banking, College of Business Administration, Jazan University, Jizan, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of capital structure and corporate governance on firm performance. To test the hypothesis of study, data was collected from annual reports of sugar sector companies listed in PSX. This study data covers from 2015 to 2020. The results of study showed that both proxies of capital structure, i.e., D/A and D/E negatively influence the company performance. Whereas two out of three proxies of corporate governance, i.e., board size and chairman/CEO duality negatively indicate association with company performance while audit committee size has a positive impact on the company performance.

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