The Impact of Capital Structure Change on Firm Value: Some Estimates
基于公司金融理论，用发行方交换要约公告期间的股票回报数据，发现杠杆变化和债务税盾能解释55%的回报方差，支持最优资本结构的税收理论。
This study develops a model based on current corporate finance theories which explains stock returns associated with the announcement of issuer exchange offers. The major independent variables are changes in leverage multiplied by senior security claims outstanding and changes in debt tax shields. Parameter estimates are statistically significant and consistent in sign and relative magnitude with model predictions. Overall, 55 percent of the variance in stock announcement period returns is explained. The evidence is consistent with tax‐based theories of optimal capital structure, a positive debt level information effect, and leverage‐induced wealth transfers across security classes.