Determinants of Capital Structure
Explanatory Variables (X)
Name
Debt Ratio
Size
Growth Rate
Profitability
ADC TELECOM.INCO.
31.48
1.296899
-38.28
0.00
AES CORP.
67.43
29.122992
7.94
2.77
AFLAC INCO.
2.76
50.963984
5.60
1.80
ALLTEL CORP.
35.16
16.661098
4.13
9.64
AMR (AMER.AIRL.) CORP.
47.49
29.329984
-3.99
0.00
TIME WARNER INCO.
22.37
121.782992
72.54
3.82
AT & T CORP.
30.03
47.987984
-19.41
4.76
AT&T WIRELESS SVS.INCO.
22.24
47.826992
16.91
2.07
ABBOTT LABS.INCO.
22.42
26.715328
12.71
11.86
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCO.
0.00
1.555044
0.74
25.93
ADVD.MICRO DEVC.
29.50
7.094341
-8.83
0.00
AETNA INCO.
3.98
40.554192
-12.48
2.54
AGILENT TECHS.INCO.
18.34
6.269997
-17.47
0.00
AIR PRDS.& CHEMS.INCO.
26.93
9.323098
4.83
5.64
ALBERTO CULVER CO.
16.49
1.945608
8.77
10.36
ALBERTSONS INCO.
34.58
15.393996
-1.22
5.43
ALCAN INC.
25.65
41.506264
3.18
5.39
ALCOA INCO.
23.94
30.367984
-2.13
3.98
ALLEGHENY EN.INCO.
56.61
10.171895
-14.90
0.00
ALLEGHENY TECHS.INCO.
28.75
1.850599
-7.66
0.00
ALLERGAN INCO.
36.53
1.636299
2.91
0.00
ALLIED WASTE INDS.INC
59.41
13.860896
-2.76
0.69
ALLSTATE CORPORATION
3.78
134.141968
3.34
2.46
ALTERA CORP.
0.00
1.453505
-15.62
11.53
AMSOUTH BANC.
22.41
45.615504
-7.52
2.03
AMBAC FINL.GP.INC
48.35
16.747311
20.35
4.26
AMERADA HESS CORP.
28.18
13.982998
6.07
6.31
AMEREN CORP.
34.42
13.801996
6.00
6.48
AMER.ELEC.PWR.CO.INCO.
39.47
36.743984
2.03
1.88
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
22.69
175.000976
3.21
2.28
AMER.GREETINGS CORP.
33.27
2.584119
-2.83
6.63
WYETH
32.26
29.727312
6.12
8.62
AMERICAN INTL.GP.INCO.
15.14
678.345728
20.93
1.65
AMER.POWER CONV.CORP.
0.00
1.779971
-0.42
11.21
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP.
14.82
12.040122
62.16
4.79
AMGEN INCO.
11.76
26.176496
32.04
9.32
ANADARKO PETROLEUM COR
24.62
20.545984
-3.42
8.00
ANALOG DEVICES INCO.
0.00
4.092876
-7.39
6.42
ANDREW CORPORATION
15.39
2.073232
-0.15
1.71
Question:
What factors determine a company's capital structure?
Answer the question usin
analysis on data from the firms in the S&P 500.
Dependent
Variable (Y)