In this paper, we study the potential determinates of the capital structure of non-financial firms listed on Karachi Stock Exchange. We analyse a sample of 445 firms listed on the KSE for the period 1997-2001. We have chosen tangibility of assets, size, firm growth rate, and profitability as...

This paper attempts to determine the capital structure of listed firms in the cement industry of Pakistan. The study finds that a specific industry's capital structure exhibits unique attributes which are usually not apparent in the combined analysis of many sectors as done by Shah & Hijazi...