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1、外文題目:BankruptcyCostsandtheFinancialLeasingDecision出處:FINANCIALMANAGEMENT作者:SivaramaKrishnanandCharlesMoyer原文:Abstract:Thetheoryoffinancialleasingviewsfinancialleasesassubstitutesforsecureddebt.Empiricalstudieshavereportedahighpositivecorrelationbetweenleaseratiosanddeb
2、tratiosandthatlessorsearnhigherratesofreturnthanlenders.Theseresultscontradicttraditionalleasingtheory.Theyareexplainedinthispaperbyrecognizingtherolebankruptcycostsplayinthelease/borrowdecisionandthenatureoftheassetstobeacquiredbyafirm.Leasingisshowntoinvolvelowerbank
3、ruptcycoststhanborrowing.Ourempiricalanalysisshowsthatlesseefirmshavelowerretainedearningsrelativetototalassets,highergrowthrates,lowercoverageratios,higherdebtratios,andhigheroperatingriskthannon-lesseefirms.LesseefirmsalsohavesignificantlylowerAltmanZ-scores,ameasure
4、ofbankruptcypotential.Overall,ourresultsindicatethatasbankruptcypotentialincreases,leasefinancingbecomesanincreasinglyattractivefinancingoption.Wealsofindevidencetosupportanindustryclienteleeffectinfinancialleasing.Thispaperre-examinesthelease/borrowdecision,givingexpl
5、icitrecognitiontotherolebankruptcycostsplayandtotherelativetransactionscostsofleasingandborrowing.Ourfocusisonnoncancellable,long-termfinancialleasesbecausetheyaremostnearlytheequivalentofdebtfinancing.Welimitourconsiderationoffinancialleasingtocapitalleases,asdefinedi
6、nFASBStatement#13.BecausecapitalleasesgenerallydonotmeettheleasedefinitionrequirementsoftheInternalRevenueService(RevenueProcedure75-21),theyprovideauniqueopportunitytotestnon-taxtheoriesofleasing.Thepaperemphasizeslesseefirmcharacteristicsthatinducesignificantleasingb
7、ehavior,ratherthanthecharacteristicsofspecificleasecontracts.Leasingisshowntohavelowerexpectedbankruptcycoststothelessorthanborrowinghastothelender,resultinginlowerfinancingcostsforthelesseethantheborrower,ceterisparibus.Offsettingthelowerbankruptcycostsassociatedwithl
8、easingarethegenerallyhighertransactionscostsofleasingrelativetoborrowing.Thetradeoffbetweenbankruptcycostsandtransact