A Study on Capital Structure Analysis of Selected Pharmaceutical Companies of Gujarat

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2017 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 4 Issue 8

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Dipak J. Shah

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V4I8P109

How to Cite?

Dipak J. Shah, "A Study on Capital Structure Analysis of Selected Pharmaceutical Companies of Gujarat," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 4,  no. 8, pp. 46-47, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V4I8P109

Abstract:

Capital structure is combination of various source of capital use by the company, normally it includes two types of funds (i) own funds and (ii) loan funds. Own funds includes equity capital, preference capital, and reserves and surplus while loan fund includes long term loans secured and unsecured like debenture, loan from financial institutions, loan from banks and public deposits etc. From the analysis of capital structure of selected pharmaceutical companies of Gujarat the researcher can be concluded that capital structures of the all selected companies are levered. Proportions of owner’s funds are more as compare to debt fund. Overall ratio of own funds and loan fund founds were found 72 percent and 28 percent respectively. Capital structure of all selected companies are not identical in all manners these are significantly different.

Keywords:

Capital Structure, Levered and Unlevered, Own funds, Loan funds.

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