Major Considerations in Capital Structure Planning
Major Considerations in Capital Structure Planning
There are three major considerations in capital structure planning, i.e. risk, cost of capital and control, which help the finance manager in determining the proportion in which he can raise funds from various sources.
Although, three factors, i.e. risk, cost and control determines the capital structure of a particular business undertaking at a given point of time. The finance manager attempts to design the
Capital Structure in such a manner that his risk and costs are the least and the control of the existing management is diluted to the least extent.
(1)Risk- Risk is of two kinds, i.e. financial risk and business risk. Here we are concerned primarily with the financial risk. Financial risk is also of two types:
Risk of Cash Insolvency: As a firm raises more debt, its risk of cash insolvency increases. This is due to two reasons. Firstly, higher proportion of debt in the Capital
Structure increases the commitments of the company with regard to fixed charges. This means that a company stands committed to pay a higher amount of interest irrespective of the fact whether it has cash or not. Secondly, the possibility that the supplier of funds may withdraw the funds at any given point of time. Thus the long- term creditors may have to be paid back in installments even if sufficient cash to do so does not exist. This risk is not there in the case of equity share.
Risk of variation in the Expected Earning to Equity Share-holders: In case a firm has higher debt contenting Capital Structure, the risk of variation in expected earnings available to equity shareholder will be higher. This is because of trading of equity. It is seen that financial leverage works both ways, i.e. it enhances the shareholders returns by a higher or lower than rate of interest. Thus, there will be lower probability that equity shareholder will enjoy a stable dividend if the debt content is higher in the Capital
There are three major considerations in capital structure planning, i.e. risk, cost of capital and control, which help the finance manager in determining the proportion in which he can raise funds from various sources.
Although, three factors, i.e. risk, cost and control determines the capital structure of a particular business undertaking at a given point of time. The finance manager attempts to design the
Capital Structure in such a manner that his risk and costs are the least and the control of the existing management is diluted to the least extent.
(1)Risk- Risk is of two kinds, i.e. financial risk and business risk. Here we are concerned primarily with the financial risk. Financial risk is also of two types:
Risk of Cash Insolvency: As a firm raises more debt, its risk of cash insolvency increases. This is due to two reasons. Firstly, higher proportion of debt in the Capital
Structure increases the commitments of the company with regard to fixed charges. This means that a company stands committed to pay a higher amount of interest irrespective of the fact whether it has cash or not. Secondly, the possibility that the supplier of funds may withdraw the funds at any given point of time. Thus the long- term creditors may have to be paid back in installments even if sufficient cash to do so does not exist. This risk is not there in the case of equity share.
Risk of variation in the Expected Earning to Equity Share-holders: In case a firm has higher debt contenting Capital Structure, the risk of variation in expected earnings available to equity shareholder will be higher. This is because of trading of equity. It is seen that financial leverage works both ways, i.e. it enhances the shareholders returns by a higher or lower than rate of interest. Thus, there will be lower probability that equity shareholder will enjoy a stable dividend if the debt content is higher in the Capital