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Capital structure and return on capital employed of construction companies in Nigeria

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  • Sirajo Murtala
  • Mohammed Ibrahim
  • Sagir Lawal
  • Buhari Baba Abdullahi

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This study examined the impact of capital structure on return on capital employed of construction firms in Nigeria. The data for the study was obtained from the annual report and accounts of the sampled firms. The study employed panel data analysis and pooled regression, fixed-effect and random-effect estimation techniques for the analysis and Stata 12.0 was used. The study concluded that capital structure has a negative impact on return on capital employed of the sampled construction companies in Nigeria. The study recommends that the managers of the construction companies should be careful while using debt as a source of finance; they should try to finance their activities with retained earnings and use debt as a last option.

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  • Sirajo Murtala & Mohammed Ibrahim & Sagir Lawal & Buhari Baba Abdullahi, 2018. "Capital structure and return on capital employed of construction companies in Nigeria," African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(1), pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ajaafi:v:6:y:2018:i:1:p:1-20
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    1. Beatrice Sarpong‐Danquah & Michael Adusei & Joseph Magnus Frimpong, 2023. "The capital structure–firm performance nexus: The role of judicial efficiency," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(3), pages 1585-1600, April.
    2. Mohammed Ibrahim & Amirah Jamal Arabi & Zakariya’u Gurama, 2024. "Corporate attributes, audit committee and financial reporting quality of listed non-financial firms in Nigeria," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 4(11), pages 1-28, November.

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