Leverage and investment opportunities: the effect on high growth firms

ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to investigate if the high growth of a firm results in a reduction in its debt levels. This is expected to happen for firms that experience a positive idiosyncratic shock to their growth opportunities, which would affect their cash flow and profitability. Alth...

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Main Authors: Rossimar Laura Oliveira, Eduardo Kazuo Kayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-12-01
Series:Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-70772020000200302&tlng=pt