Research Article

The Impact of Dividend Policies and Financing Strategies on the Speed of Firms’ Capital Structure Adjustment

Table 1

Descriptive statistics.

DIV_dumVariablesObsMeanMedianMaxMinStd

0MDR70230.2040.1590.93200.179
BDR72710.3190.3161.300.212
DIS_BDR55460.0090.0020.945−0.810.106
EBIT79470.0270.030.756−1.3470.079
Q97552.4591.578715.9450.6848.561
DEP79430.0220.0190.325−0.0190.016
SIZE968621.7121.61927.14617.5451.22
FA79460.2440.2120.91600.179
RD79290.0490.0320.92400.066
IND_median100180.4390.4110.7180.1150.102
MB_efwa101186.8793.1771142.203039.957
DEF58840.0280.0181.246−5.5470.182

1DIV_out240600.4040.296107.40701.204
MDR199360.160.1060.873−0.0150.168
BDR206530.2350.210.942−0.0230.195
DIS_BDR175750.00400.642−0.640.092
EBIT240590.070.060.767−0.490.05
Q232721.911.55819.8240.1531.147
DEP240450.020.0160.152−0.0060.015
SIZE2406022.09621.89728.63618.6791.333
FA240600.2170.1820.97100.166
RD240220.0450.0310.864−0.0020.062
IND_median240600.4180.3980.7180.120.104
MB_efwa240607.1493.4115995.658098.308
DEF189230.0560.0381.043−1.1330.141

TotalDIV_out341780.2850.197107.40701.027
MDR269590.1720.1190.932−0.0150.172
BDR279240.2570.2371.3−0.0230.203
DIS_BDR231210.00500.945−0.810.095
EBIT320060.0590.0530.767−1.3470.061
Q330272.0721.563715.9450.1534.758
DEP319880.020.0170.325−0.0190.015
SIZE3374621.98621.80628.63617.5451.314
FA320060.2240.1880.97100.17
RD319510.0460.0310.924−0.0020.063
IND_median340780.4240.4040.7180.1150.104
MB_efwa341787.0693.3595995.658085.3
DEF248070.0490.0341.246−5.5470.152