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Capital Structure Of A Company

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Capital Structure
Capital structure is defined as the composition of a company’s debt, equity and hybrid securities which is used to finance its assets. The capital structure is the manner by which a firm funds its operations and development by utilising distinctive sources of funds. For example, a firm having 20 million pounds in equity and 80 million pounds in debt is known to be 80% debt-financed and 20% equity financed. In this example, the ratio of debt to total financing is 80% which is referred as the firm’s leverage. Some firms could be all equity financed and have zero debt, while others could have low equity and high debt. The decision on what composition of equity and debt capital to have is known as financing decision. The more, a company is financed by debt, the more it will be risky as it is highly levered.

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From the investors point of view, the cost of capital is the rate of return expected by those who invested funds in the business which includes interest payment and dividend commitments. (Book) It is the cost of company’s debt and equity. Cost of capital is based on the funds used. Many companies use a composition of both debt and equity to finance their business. For such

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